Sarah's Story

Inner Child

Healing the inner child is TOUGH. WORK. Like right now it’s probably the thing that gets triggered the most. As my therapist said, my adult self is doing great & healing fabulously. My inner child? She’s got some work to do. But hey, she’s had a whole lifetime of dealing with these traumas and unlearningContinue reading “Inner Child”

Trauma + Grief + “this is my story”

My sister sent me a memory on Snapchat the other day. 3 clips. Each one was her playing and cuddling with Kirby. And it absolutely shattered my heart. My sister there with Kirby, love as pure as light. 5 years ago. And all I could think about was how Mathew Berry so cruelly, so horrifically,Continue reading “Trauma + Grief + “this is my story””

Year 28

My birthday is next week, and as I turn 29, I’m reflecting on what Year 28 has been. Let’s take a look at all that Year 28 has been. Starting with: Year 28 – The year I moved out of state to a place I had never been where I knew nobody. Several people haveContinue reading “Year 28”

Dating Again (the update I forgot to update)

I figured I’d write a new blog post since I forgot to edit the original post last week. I’m dating again, and yeah, he and I are officially official (like committed, in-a-relationship, dating). He’s an amazing, amazing person. This is legitimately the first healthy relationship I’ve been in, which is awesome, but also brings outContinue reading “Dating Again (the update I forgot to update)”

Guns in America (Written by an American Teacher)

I took a half day on Tuesday. I was sick with a bad cold and took the afternoon as a sick day so I could rest before hosting the graduation ceremony of my 6th grade students. I took a nap and when I woke up and checked my phone, I saw all these posts onContinue reading “Guns in America (Written by an American Teacher)”

Dating Again, Healing, and yeah this is good

I’m saving this post to explain more later buuuuuut let’s talk about dating after abuse & therapy. Things are going well and I’m so grateful for the opportunity and space to heal.

Winding Down + New Beginnings

2.5. That’s how many days I have left with my students. 2.5. It’s been a hell of a year and here we are. Finally. 2.5 days left. I was feeling something tonight so I made a lil video lip syncing to one of my favorite Spanish songs (yeah yeah I’m posting it for you toContinue reading “Winding Down + New Beginnings”

Two years without Daisy May

I was driving home from work on Monday and I started thinking about the day Daisy died and I couldn’t get this fact, this realization, out of my mind. The day Mathew Berry killed Daisy, I had been teaching a class via Zoom in the dining room of my apartment. He had taken Kirby andContinue reading “Two years without Daisy May”

Dating Again

I’m dating again for the first time in two years and it’s… surprisingly it’s going well (not to jinx it). I’ve been terrified to date after everything with Mat so I’m very very pleasantly surprised that things are going well. I met a guy and we’ve been dating-ish for almost 2 months now, so IContinue reading “Dating Again”

Turning the page

I’m turning a new page, starting a new chapter, and it feels so good. Last week, my abuser’s biological sister reached out to me and disclosed some hard information. I had really mixed feelings about it and was blessed to have therapy the next day. I told my therapist that it made me feel gross,Continue reading “Turning the page”