Get to know me better by reading my blog about what drives me and what authorities I’m questioning in my life.
- I Can Do Hard Things
I Can Do Hard Things The last two to three months have been a whirlwind of growth and expanding outside of my comfort zones. This has been an incredible journey… Continue reading I Can Do Hard Things - Dear Dad, A Love Letter
I love you, Dad. I may not always show it, and have often found myself frustrated with you (after all, parents install those buttons, right?), but I love you. I… Continue reading Dear Dad, A Love Letter - My Awakening: Part 3
I want to quit my job. Before I have secured another one. I recognize that many of my long covid symptoms are significantly worse when I am at [work], working… Continue reading My Awakening: Part 3 - My Story of Awakening: Part 2
We’ve made it through the holiday season and a sense of normalcy has returned to the world–that sense of everything can start back again, and the world can resume spinning.… Continue reading My Story of Awakening: Part 2 - My Story of Awakening: Part I
I’ve started a new job this week, returning to the bedside as a registered nurse. This was not an easy decision for me, and for years I had sworn I… Continue reading My Story of Awakening: Part I - A Happy Memory with a Foretelling of What’s to Come
I remember the trip that broke the dam holding back my mom’s memories of childhood ritual abuse. We had no idea what was going to happen. What toll it would… Continue reading A Happy Memory with a Foretelling of What’s to Come - Sexual Assault: Breaking Free
Trigger Warning: This post describes a sexual assault incident and the immediate mental aftermath. I’ve just spent an amazing Thanksgiving weekend in my hometown with my husband, visiting friends and… Continue reading Sexual Assault: Breaking Free - God’s Gender Identity
Have you ever thought about God’s gender? I have. God is identified as male amongst the prominent religions in America: Christianity and Islam both almost exclusively refer to God as… Continue reading God’s Gender Identity - Embracing One’s Sexual Being
Sex. That word used to evoke deep shame and embarrassment in me. The Church taught me that sex was something that was never to be thought about or done outside… Continue reading Embracing One’s Sexual Being - Floating: Dissociation for Survival
Trigger Warning: This post contains a depiction of dissociation, as well as suicidal and homicidal ideation. Ah, Central Jr. High. Located just down the block from my house and in… Continue reading Floating: Dissociation for Survival - A Day at the Zoo
Trigger Warning: This story depicts a parent with dissociative identity disorder and a small glimpse of its impact on their teenage daughter. It’s a beautiful June day. You know, one… Continue reading A Day at the Zoo - Panic at the Base Housing
Trigger Warning: This story depicts a panic attack and a struggle with anxiety disorder, along with a short depiction of self-harming behavior. Bugs swarm around the outdoor patio light at… Continue reading Panic at the Base Housing - What if God Looked Like Me?
How a movie changed the way I perceived myself and The Church. - Demons: Exorcism at 5 Years Old
Trigger Warning: This post contains a depiction of religious abuse, specifically exorcism of a young child. Maybe I am possessed. After all, my mom, dad, and our family’s best friend,… Continue reading Demons: Exorcism at 5 Years Old