Isolation Well-Being
Sadly, we’re at the 250K statistic of Covid-19 deaths. Most of us won’t be celebrating the holidays as we had hoped in order to keep our loved ones and ourselves […]
Tag Archives: Therapy
Book Review: Hungry
Today is the 15th anniversary of my abusive, tyrannical father’s death. I’ve always loved the irony that I was liberated on Bastille Day! It has taken me six years to […]
Barrow Institute: Brain Injury Treatment for DV Survivors
Maria Shriver’s Today Show report on the Barrow Neurological Institute’s program for domestic violence survivors with traumatic brain injuries blew me away. It is the first and only program in […]
Cara Brookins’ House Built a Family
A challenging quest is a phenomenal way to transform from barely surviving to thriving and finding joy. If you are lucky, write well, and know how to promote yourself, you […]
PTSD Therapy: Bubbles, Tiny Bubbles
This week sucked. It’s 90 degrees in Seattle. I’ve been in PTSD hell since April 20, and I fired the third therapist in a row who doesn’t have a fucking […]
Book Review: Family Tree by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs has kicked it up another notch with Family Tree. We’ve all had those key moments when our lives hit the reset button. Dreams are shattered. Plans go off the […]
Book Review: Brave Enough
Desperation is unsustainable. – Cheryl Strayed, Brave Enough Cheryl Strayed is an abuse survivor akin to Grandma Gatewood. Her hike of the Pacific Coast Trail was featured in the book and […]
Happy New Year!
This year I was determined to be home for the holidays for the first time since I started my blog in 2009. With a little help from my friends, I was […]
Book Review: Grandma Gatewood’s Walk
Why doesn’t HE leave? It’s time to change the conversation on intimate terrorism (domestic violence). Grandma Gatewood would probably slap any DV advocate who dared to call her a victim […]
DSHS: Babs Roberts’ Revenge
Perhaps by now I should know better than to piss off a narcissist with a penchant for abusing the power entrusted to them. On March 18, I learned that DSHS […]
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