Disconnection and the Epic Wake-Up Call of Parenting.
All who want to die in any given moment feel crippling disconnection... but the silence of shame and the disease of perfectionism keeps us from saying it.
Browsing Tag:
shame
I’m Tired of Apologizing for My Pain.
I’m tired of the uncomfortable gaze, the sudden quietness of conversation. How my guilty admittance of pain has soured an otherwise pleasant day.
You Can Create What You Want.
Even though I knew I needed to take action to create what I wanted, I just couldn’t do it. I couldn’t even hide my resistance.
Why I Didn’t Report: Become Your Story’s Steward Rather Than Its Hostage.
Survivors witness and feel beneath the story... Fragmented, often locked away in an unconscious vault; we banish pain in order to survive it.
Healing from Spiritual Capitalism.
Healing is sold to us as a product to be consumed. Whole industries capitalize on it while gaslighting us, perpetrating the same traumas it claims to heal.
Sensuality Is Not Shame.
To be sensual is to become aware. You do not need to wait for your next planned vacation, you can choose deep sensuality right now.
Sorry, Brené, We Should Feel Ashamed. (Part Two)
Many of us waking up to humanity's impact feel ashamed right now. The shame is so intense because we don’t know what immediate action to take.
I Want to Live, and Run with All the Wild Horses of Our Tribe.
Tonight we will run with the wild horses of our tribe streaking across the twilight sky, calling out our names and demanding the night to release us.
Broken Beauty. {poetry}
Everything blending together
Giving the illusion of emotional stability and beauty...
I’m expressing how broken and in shambles my heart’s in
For All the Mothers. {poetry}
for gaslighted mothers who question their truth
for mothers who choke on the guilt of their knowing
and mothers who wear all their shame like a cloak