My birthday is in 2 days. I will be 30. I keep looking back on my 20s and wondering if maybe I've had my priorities wrong this whole time. I've accomplished a lot, technically, but what do those things even matter? I've been married. But I got divorced. I've loved and been loved. But all [...]
Tag: blogging
Write from your scars, not your wounds
A wise woman said to me today, "if you want to touch others you must write from your scars, not your wounds." I realized that the writing I have done recently, on both my blog and my Facebook, has been wound writing. And I realize that writing from this place may have had the very [...]
Liebster Award
I usually forget to do these but I am trying to do better with that because I'm genuinely appreciative for nominations. I was nominated by emergingfromthedarknight: https://emergingfromthedarknight.wordpress.com Thank you, love, for thinking of me for this award and here is my contribution, suggestions and answers. Guidelines for participation for my nominees: Shake the hand of [...]
In Over My Head
Sometimes I do things and then later I end up thinking: "Why?! Why did I ever think this was a good idea?" Right now is one of those moments. I am in so over my head. A while back I sent an abstract to a university press for a chapter on the intersection of self-injury [...]
Words of wisdom from my past self…
This day several years ago I posted two things that still resonate with me, that I hope might resonate with all of you as well. The first: It isn't what you say or do that cuts the deepest, it is what you fail to say and choose not to do. That negative space where something (an [...]
Blogging Chums Award
This is the first time I'm actually able to do one of these, so a special thanks to Ashley Leia at Mental Health @ Home for nominating me for the Blogging Chums Award. The Blogging Chums Award is given to particularly brilliant bloggers who are really providing something special to the community, either through their writing or [...]
An open letter to my depression
I am having my students write open letters as a part of their end of year memoir projects, so since I'm doing the project with them I decided to write an open letter to depression. An open letter to my depression: To my depression, I would say, "Dear Depression" but then you haven't been a [...]
Thank you
It has finally happened... I was just saying the other day that often I would wonder if I wouldn't ever reach over 100 followers but then you all made it happen. When I started blogging I was happy just to have 3 readers lol. And now, I feel so fortunate to have the opportunity to [...]
Let me Grow to Maturity in Missouri
This morning I sat curled up in the fetal position, in an old wooden chair, in an unfamiliar place, having Thai tea instead of my normal morning coffee/protein shake. In the midst of all this unknown, I was awed by the beauty all around me. I thought for a second, maybe this is what growth [...]
“Sorry, I’m not ghosting you…”
I feel like that's the story of my life right now: "sorry, I'm not ghosting you..." It's my blog life, my family life, my friend life, and my dating life. Especially my dating life... I didn't respond until technically the next day. I don't know what my deal is, I just don't have the energy [...]
Her Patchwork Heart 
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