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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.

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”

New Job + More Therapy

Let’s start with the good: I got a new job!!!! I’ve had 3-4 high schools interested in me and this week I was a finalist at two of the high schools. One of them offered me the position and before I accepted, I asked if I could go on a tour of the building. TheyContinue reading “New Job + More Therapy”

Sunshine + Grief ☀️

I went on a walk this morning with my dog Rosie (I’m taking Rosie and Joey out separately to train them) and on this walk, in the gorgeous sunshine, I saw Kirby and Daisy with me. Kirby, exactly like this in the picture (my favorite picture of him), and Daisy running up ahead of us,Continue reading “Sunshine + Grief ☀️”