Life Lessons
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Knowing Isn’t the Same as Healing
A Quick Disclaimer I’m not a licensed therapist, psychologist, or mental health professional. I’m simply someone who has experienced trauma, spent years trying to understand it, and is passionate about psychology and healing. I’ve gone back to school to study…
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The Red String of Fate
They say there is a red string woven through every life. A single thread slipping through forests and cities, over mountains, across rivers, through the countless miles between one heart and another. As a child, I thought it…
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House Rules
The games clatter before her. Dice dance on green felt, coins sing with every wager. Cards slide across to every player. A desperate choreography of being sought out. Cigarette smoke in the air. Thin. Sweet. Already fading. He…
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Being “Too Much”
Before you read this, know that I have been working on this for a few days, but I just don’t have it in me to write a real paper… especially since I’ve been out of school for a minute and…
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Are you okay?
Inspired by both a friend and my personal experience as we both struggled to answer this question after devastating heartache. You want me to say, “I’m okay.” But I can’t. The words catch in my throat – exhausted…
