A couple of Saturdays ago, I experienced my first full-blown panic attack in years. It was, without doubt, the most intense I'd ever experienced. As I stepped off the treadmill, an eerie silence was present in the house. Ken was immersed in his lap…
If you see me, I’m different than yesterday Tomorrow, a ghost, a kindred spirit you could say To someone familiar, with a past like mine A girl who always answers, “I’m just fine” If you see me, I’m scanning I assum…
I hold your hand, I feel your bones I’m so mad, but you feel like home The day you told me our lives crashed Filled with fear, my memories flash All the laughs, the Christmas tree I wonder if you’ll fight for me You don’t. Yo…
I am not one for New Year Resolutions, but I am a fan of reflection. As I look back on the rollercoaster ride that was 2023, I recognize there is grief, pain, and loss. I also recognize happiness, love, consistency, and growth. The event that stand…
May 31, 2023. The last blog I published. It has been 80+ days since I have even attempted to write, and who knows when this will be finished enough to publish. The truth is I have been struggling for months. I haven’t felt creative, I haven&r…
“I love you too, dear”. The last words Lon said to me before I left the last place I would see him, the Bug Jar, 5/27/2023. I’m notorious for telling people I love them before parting ways, and on a day especially like today, I hav…
Sully. A band born during the strictest Covid lockdowns. The band we would sneak off to watch during isolation to get our fill of live music during their Sunday Mass band practice. A band we call friends. We originally featured Sully on episode 128…
I remember my 10th birthday like it was yesterday; where we lived, the smell of the air, even the lighting. That morning, my big sister (from the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program) – Leslie - picked me up for a fun-filled day at a carnival. Sh…
At the start of Covid, when everyone was punching each other in the face for toilet paper, I decided to change grocery shopping time to before work once a week. It massively cut down on the number of people I had to encounter, and the shelves were s…
We tend to be nicer to others than we are to ourselves. I was recently chatting with a friend and began reflecting on my therapy journey – which has been an interesting and impactful one. I mentioned in a previous blog that Ken and I opted t…