Not Giving a F*ck in My Own Backyard.
I celebrate my body for giving me two healthy children, despite being pregnant four times... I celebrate my body on my yoga mat each day.
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Thank You, Chris Cornell: Death by Default in Detroit.
I can't just sit here and not say anything because 'sobriety' is a big deal to some people and a life or death matter to all of us addicts.
The Growing Edge of a Poet.
An editor of my college poetry journal loved this new "depth" poet. He did not realize that I was drowning, and I could barely string words together...
Sometimes You Are Orange: A Love Letter to My Best Friend. {spoken word poetry}
Your prescription bottles
And prescription glasses are both autumn orange.
I wonder if it’s difficult to discern
which one changes the way you see the world
Expressed Forms of My Depression. {photo story}
Depression can be termed as an epidemic negative view of the self, the world, and the future, generated by biases in processing the gathered information.
I Am a Dangerous Man.
We do the best we can; I understand completely. But for the love of god, or whatever deity you do or do not choose to follow, and all that is holy and righteous in the world, look inward when seeking a label. Look inward, and realize that labels are, in fact, generated by label-makers. A ...
I Am Not Diseased.
The comfort inherent in a label, in a reason, in a belonging, only lasted so long for me. Yes, I was temporarily saved by the notion that there was finally a sign I could point to and say, "This is why I am this way. Help." But it didn’t last very long.
Death Becomes Her: Becoming Liberated From The Subconscious Patterns That Entrap Us.
After years of deaths that removed layers of myself that blocked my heart, I can start my day from a place of love and compassion. I wake up every day grateful for my freedom and the lessons that I have learned from my experience. My life is not free from challenges, but my stance in life has ...