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Category Archives: Healing
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
I’ve been worried about myself. My weight continues to creep up. I’ve been drinking two to four glasses of wine (or gin and tonics) nearly every evening. Sometimes more on the weekends. Walking, yoga, and meditation have been sporadic. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Abusive Relationships, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Birds, Body Love, Death and Grief, Dementia, Depression, Domestic Violence, Elderly Parents, Family Business, Getting Unstuck, Healing, Health, Intervention, Lawyer, Living Life, Meditation/Mindfulness, Mid-Life, Nature, Photography, Sobriety, walking
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Abusive Relationships, Alcoholism, Birds, Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, HAES, Health, Health At Every Size, healthy-living, Lightroom, mental-health, Narcissism, Narcissist, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Sobriety
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Sophie the Strange
It’s been nearly two years since Sophie-the-formerly-stray cat entered my life, and twenty months since she entered my home. It’s official–she’s an odd little cat. Before I get to her oddities, here are three photos from today’s shoot. She’s quite … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats, Grief, Healing, Sophie
Tagged Animal Rescue, animals, Cats, Grief, Healing, Love, Stray Cat, Stray Cats
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The Elephant In the Room
The question: “Oprah – What is it With Her?” Your answer is: “She’s fat, she’s thin, she’s fat, she’s thin – I mean, come on, pick a body and go with it!” From a 1992 SNL skit featuring Jerry Seinfeld, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Diet, Exercise & Fitness, Healing, Health, Weight Loss
Tagged Body Love, Body Positive, Dieting, Health, healthy-living, Self Care, Self Love, Yo-Yo Dietng
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Gitche Gumee
I just returned from a short trip to my father’s cabin on Lake Superior in Northern Ontario. The last time I was up in August 2011, my father and brothers were still alive. My parents went up every summer in … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Canada, Death and Grief, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Grief, Healing, Lake Superior, Nature, Ontario, Travel
Tagged Alzheimer's, Birds, Canada, Chipmunks, Death, Death and Grief, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Family, Father, Gitche Gumee, Grief, Grieving, Lake Superior, Loons, mental-health, nature, Ontario, outdoors, Photography, Travel, vacation
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Kumbaya
A few weeks ago I had it in my head that I was going to take the high road and do some forgiving. Forgiving my sister for staying with her pedophile husband after he abused their daughter. Forgiving him for kissing me … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Healing, Sexual Abuse
Tagged Abusive Relationships, Forgiveness, Kumbaya, Pedophile, Sexual Abuse
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My Big Sister
This has been an emotional post to write. It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve only just now found the strength to write it. Maybe the mindfulness meditation is getting to me, breaking down barriers. My sister and … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Healing, Love, Sexual Abuse
Tagged Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Forgiveness, Love, Marriage, Sexual Abuse, Sister
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The Fruits of Mindless Living
I’ve gained 48 pounds since my dad died in October 2012. Nearly 50 pounds. Who gains that much weight in what feels like overnight? I suppose 48 pounds in 20 months isn’t overnight; it’s 2.4 pounds per month. A slow, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Death and Grief, Diet, Getting Unstuck, Grief, Healing, Health, Meditation/Mindfulness, Motivation, Weight Loss
Tagged Alcoholism, Death and Grief, Full Catastrophe Living, Grief, Hatha Yoga, Health, healthy-living, Insight Timer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kundalini Yoga, meditation, Mediterranean Diet, mental-health, Mindfulness, Yoga
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Finding Flow
I am in the midst of an epic battle with myself to re-find my rhythm. My flow. I’ve had it at several intervals over the past decade, but I haven’t regained it since I rid myself of Mack nearly three … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Grief, Exercise & Fitness, Great Bear Rainforest, Healing, Health, Hiking, Insomnia, Nature, Orcas Island, Overactive Bladder, Travel, walking, Writing
Tagged Abusive Relationships, Anxiety, meditation, mental-health, nature, Orcas Island, outdoors, present moment, stress, Travel, Writing
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Running Through Concrete
I forced myself into my running shoes yesterday for the first time since the day before my brother died. It was a beautiful spring day in Austin. I knew I should get outside. What I really wanted to do was … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Grief, Healing, Health, Nature
Tagged Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, Grieving, Health, healthy-living, mental-health, nature, outdoors, Running, Stages of Grief, Walking
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Blame
Still no break in my mother’s silence. I guess if we’ve learned anything, it’s that she didn’t need to talk with me every night as she claimed, after all. I’m feeling a bit down. I lost my father. And now … Continue reading
Posted in Abusive Relationships, Addiction, Alcoholism, Codependency, Death of a sibling, Healing, Health, Manipulation
Tagged Abusive Relationships, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol Rehab, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Codependency, Cutting, Death of a sibling, Eating Disorders, Health, Manipulation, mental-health, Mother
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