Thought Patterns
The way we pattern our thoughts has an enormous impact on our mental health and happiness. Thought patterns can be divided into two main categories. I’m going to call these […]
Tag Archives: Emotion
Facing the Dragon
It. Happened. Almost four years now and it happened. The event I’ve been anticipating and dreading since the text. I saw him. Let me go back a bit. I received […]
I’m Blaming the Aliens
I woke up this morning, on my last official day of spring break, to more cold rain and an empty Kindle battery. I was feeling lazy and wanted to […]
Trigger Points
As a runner and weight lifter, I am very familiar with trigger points – painful balls of muscle or fascia caused by acute or repeated trauma. They are hyperirritable, overresponding […]
Embracing the Blues
“My ears are in ecstasy,” whispered Brock as he turned towards me. He sure wasn’t talking about the dulcet tones of my exceptional singing voice. It may work to help […]
You Shouldn’t Feel That Way
You shouldn’t feel that way. Get over it. You’re overreacting. Have you ever heard any of those statements? Those remarks that leave you angry and confused. Shackles up, yet questioning […]
PTSD After Divorce
This is one of those links that I’ve pondered in the past but it has really come to a head in the past few days. First, Paulette posted the following […]
5 Benefits Of Bawling Your Eyes Out
All too often, we focus on being strong, remaining stalwart. This unyielding shell may not reveal the pain inside, yet still it lingers. Give yourself permission to feel. Let the […]
Anger Deflation
My biggest stumbling block was (and at times, continues to be) anger. I could not get past the deliberate nature of what he had done. Holding me, telling me how […]
Anger is a Succubus
Anger. It is so easy to go there. To stay there. Why did he do this to me? How could he have done these things? What a (fill in the […]
