Do you still love me? After all of the shame and pain I’ve painted on the walls, does it scare you to see me walking the tightrope of life? Are you afraid that I will fall? Can you still love me? Can you show up when it’s hard? When my…

It’s January 1, 2022. A new beginning. A fresh start. A blank slate, so to speak….right? That’s what a new year symbolizes. Well, the Universe will reveal what she has in store for us soon enough. I am happy to announce that I rang in 2022 surrounded by people whom…

I woke the kids at 6:45 am. It was a Wednesday and they would be going to school. I would go to work, and we would all attempt to have a normal, undisrupted day. I first took them to my ex-husband’s house where I knew they could find clean clothes…

When I arrived at my friend’s house, I gave her and her boyfriend a summary of what had happened and the kids started eating the fast food I grabbed them for dinner. I just wanted them to be able to sleep peacefully, with full bellies, if there was nothing else…

I reached toward the backseat and told Ella to hand me the phone. I was shaking and panting, adrenaline coursing through my veins. I told dispatch what had happened as calmly and clearly as I could between coughs and frantic swallows. My mouth was so dry. After I told the…

I need to get this out of my head and onto paper. I’m tired of reliving the memories that I never want to forget. So, this is where I will keep it. The memories of that night. The night my life would unexpectedly change forever. I pulled into my ex-husband’s…

I strode along the beach, toes in the wet sand. The water, gently lapping at my ankles. I walk here every day, no matter the weather. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes in the evening. On occasion in the middle of the night Today, I noticed the wind had a chill…

When a codependent finds a project, it will most likely be a person And if that person is an addict, the codependent will want to save him from himself. And if the codependent tries to save him from himself, she will most likely reject her own needs. And when she…