“Losing it” part 2

An open letter to anyone that’s experienced a “mental break,” “psychotic episode,” an inpatient psychiatric stay, etc: Congratulations. You’ve passed through the eye of the needle and come out the other side. People have structured their entire lives to avoid the very thing you’ve survived. -me Whatever you want to call these events, I viewContinue reading ““Losing it” part 2″

Hold the vision

Who has ever set out to accomplish something, then immediately faced multiple roadblocks and seemingly insurmountable obstacles? πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ I was raised Christian and was taught these events were from the devil. That it was spiritual warfare and that demonic entities would sabotage us when we try to do good. As someone who read C.S. Lewis’sContinue reading “Hold the vision”

“Come here, go away”

If you’ve done some personal work and/or followed therapists on Instagram, you may be aware of this push/pull style of relating, also referred to as insecure or disorganized attachment. Individuals who exhibit these pursue/retreat behavioral tendencies may have experienced instability during childhood in some form. It’s possible that the primary caregivers were not entirely safeContinue reading ““Come here, go away””

Gentle parenting (for pets and humans)

Conversation with the pigs just now: “I’m noticing there are some abandoned snacks in the cage. I support you in exercising your freedom of choice as it pertains to what you put in your body. You know what works for you.” We’re healing generational trauma one half-eaten πŸ“ at a time πŸ˜„ Some other phrasesContinue reading “Gentle parenting (for pets and humans)”

The only prayer we’ll ever need

Occasionally, when my energy is balanced, the weather is nice, and I’m feeling hopeful about life, spontaneous “prayers” will just surface out of nowhere- sometimes for people that I haven’t talked to or even thought about in years. I used ” ” when I typed prayers because these are more like thoughts that drop-in combinedContinue reading “The only prayer we’ll ever need”