Caring Matters
Growing up Catholic, the concept of forgiveness was deeply ingrained in my psyche. According to the Bible, if someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. And how many times shall [Read More]
Mistrust is a major issue in the life of a survivor of child abuse. We are unable to trust anyone. We just don’t feel we are truly worthy of being loved. Or that the person [Read More]
Those of us born with normal eyesight, the eyes are the first thing we look to for emotional feedback. To know if someone is interested in us and gives a damn about us, we just [Read More]
The 3 most important steps that helped me become more and more mentally healthy. On my journey of healing and wholeness, I’ve had to be let go of beliefs that were indoctrinated into my mindset. [Read More]
Everybody these days is having a child or wants to have a child. Nothing wrong, it is a primal need to want to reproduce, the desire to have one’s own genetic copy becomes intense as [Read More]
Rock-a-by baby On the treetop, When the wind blows The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall, And down will fall, baby Cradle and all. I was in the nursery when [Read More]
Today is Mother’s Day and I am trying not to feel sad. But inevitably the memories of what I missed when my mother died makes me want to cry. Cancer took my mother when I [Read More]
The past year, I have been researching and reading about mental illness. The whats. hows, which, and when. So I was shocked and bewildered when I chanced upon the news that the son of the [Read More]
Today, everybody seems to be into mindfulness. In my search for that magic pill to heal my emotional pain, I have tried to put my mind to it but my mind just does not seem [Read More]
For years I’ve struggled with mental illness. I’ve spent my entire adult life struggling with despair, anger, rage, loss, and anxiety. So many strong negative feelings overwhelmed my daily life. I was always on high [Read More]