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How I Survived, and Thrived, During my Family Reunion Trip to Texas

With just a few taps on my phone it was done. Through the nervous sweating and intense rounds of should I shouldn’t  I, I had successfully bought a ticket to go over a thousand miles away to the other side of the United States for a double whammy family reunion. I was headed to myContinue reading “How I Survived, and Thrived, During my Family Reunion Trip to Texas”

PTSD, how mine activated recently, and top 5 things I’m doing to Combat mine.

Trigger Warning!!! Ptsd, Cptsd, child abuse and neglect, self harm and suicidal thoughts and actions, nightmares and flashbacks To all you parents out there, I’m guessing this school year couldn’t come soon enough, unless of course you are one of those parents who feels this time of year is more bitter than sweet. To allContinue reading “PTSD, how mine activated recently, and top 5 things I’m doing to Combat mine.”

The Beauty of you: to Love a Dog

I don’t know where you come fromBut I remember what it felt like when we brought you home The day is sweltering, So by mein the ACyou sit. Loyal, protective, beautiful. You bigger than all the other dogs in my life, being able to stand nearly as tall as meAnd I am 5 foot 3.Continue reading “The Beauty of you: to Love a Dog”

Update: No post for June!

Hello all, I planned on making a few posts in June, for pride, for Juneteenth, and about how I’ve managed my PTSD in honor of National PTSD awareness day on June 27th. None of that happened, for no reason other than the fact that I got really unmotivated last month. I kept putting it offContinue reading “Update: No post for June!”

5 new changes to my mental health in May

Trigger warning: Suicide awarness mentioned, self harm mentioned once Mental health matters! Today is the last day of mental health awareness month, which also happens to be the last day of my birth month. If you haven’t read my last post I highly reccomend it.  Some major things happened to me this month, which involvedContinue reading “5 new changes to my mental health in May”