childhood trauma

  • Despair, Darlings, and a Daring New Year

    I arrived home from a visit to my home town and found a little package from…

  • Toxic 2.0

    I don’t know how to do relationships. Don’t get me wrong.  I know how to advise…

  • Sleepwalker

    I once, according to my dad’s telling of the tale, came downstairs from my room, obtained…

  • Breakthrough

    Sometimes I write a whole lot of stuff and then I just file it away, never…

  • This Is About That

    The other night, I was watching the latest episode of How to Get Away with Murder. …

  • Like You Mean It

    My daughter and I were having a conversation the other day about my marketable skills. I…

  • Bully

    When I was a girl, I suffered from a medical condition that made it impossible for…

  • More Than I Can Handle

      There is this common statement among those who choose a Christian religious base for their…

  • Dances with Dragons

    It is no secret that I love the HBO hit series Game of Thrones.  George R.R.…

  • Pills

    This morning I asked the dog, “Wouldn’t my mother be proud of me, swallowing up to…