#MeToo even in this era…. still.

I am a mental health clinician.  I work with individuals to help them feel better about themselves, reduce panic and anxiety and process trauma. Two days ago, I was working in my office and it seemed like a regular day.  I was feeling good about helping people.  One of my client’s, an elderly man of […]

I remember being a teenager, vaguely…  We were about sixteen years old, Lisa and I.  Uninvited to most of the class parties, we crashed a gathering at the local pit.  There was a fire blazing but we didn’t see any people as we first drove past the sand dunes.  As we grew closer to the […]

Online therapy

So I’ve recently begun to try my hand at online therapy.  I’m a provider.  I am curious about how others feel about the prospect of providing therapy (or receiving it) without ever seeing the person with whom you are working. I was brought up with the knowledge that communication is only about 20% verbal and […]

The Bachelorette

I’m a bachelorette of sorts, I suppose.  But I don’t know as being televised as a “loser in love” would boost my ego or shatter my dreams.  Our society has become one of disposability.  If one doesn’t suit you, toss it in the trash and move on to the next.  Gone are the days of […]

It’s been a while…

When I first created this blog it was during a tumultuous relationship full of emotional and physical abuse.  I don’t remember when or why I stopped writing, but needless to say, I braved up and left. Now I am living in a three bedroom, two bath home that I purchased myself.  From the day I […]