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Now what?
Being a mid-life “orphan” is disorienting. As I contemplate what I want to do for the rest of my life, who I want to be, I realize how much time I spend looking over my shoulder for objections, judgments, or … Continue reading
From black holes to pits
I haven’t written about depression in a while. I’ve been acting as if I’d kicked it. Two years ago, deciding I was good to go, I ditched the meds. Drug free head, and all that. But depression isn’t a mind-over-matter … Continue reading
Posted in Antidepressants, Brintellix, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, Health
Tagged Antidepressants, Brintellix, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, Health, mental-health
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For Steve
Two years ago today, my brother Steve died of acute myelogenous leukemia at age 52. Three days shy of getting his 90-Day sobriety chip. While the cause of death officially was cancer, in actuality it was alcoholism. The alcohol killed … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, Cats, Death and Grief, Sobriety, Sophie
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Acute myelogenous leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, animals, cancer, Cats, Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Sobriety
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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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Waiting to Exhale
I posted a status on Facebook last night at around 8:30 pm: “Almost. Just a few more hours. I’m not going to say anything more, lest I jinx us.” Which apparently was enough to set off a giant sobbing jag. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats, Great Bear Rainforest, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, animals, British Columbia, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Lightroom, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Spirit Bear, Stray Cat, Stray Cats, Travel
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The Problem
In her book, Writing Is My Drink–A Writer’s Story of Finding Her Voice (and a Guide to How You Can Too), Theo Nestor talks about the “resonant narrative.” Theo makes the important point that writers whom we admire are those … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Elderly Parents, Forgiveness, Grief, Health, Memoir, Writing
Tagged Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Elderly Parents, Estrangement, Healing, Love, Mary Karr, Memoir, Mid-Life, Reconciliation, Sexual Abuse, Theo Pauline Nestor, Writing, Writing Is My Drink
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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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