survival - The Daughter Journey

I’m still relevant

/ authentic self, authenticity, baggage, beliefs, blogging to be better, borderline, childhood, doubt, emotions, feelings, finding my place, getting over my past, growth, guilt, inner child, inner critic, living a better story, love, loving myself today, mistakes, moving forward, ownership, pain, questions, self-sabotage, survival, truth

I was just re-reading my “About” page, checking for typos and just generally making sure the content is still relevant. And yes, unfortunately it’s still relevant. […]

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Birthday Blues

/ counseling, feelings, forgiveness, grief and loss, guilt, inner child, living a better story, mental illness, regret, relationships, resentment, sadness, self loathing, self talk, self-doubt, stability, struggles, stuck, surrender, survival, tomorrow, transformation, transparency, Uncategorized, uncertainty

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It’s my mother’s birthday on Friday. I never considered her birthday to be a trigger for my childhood trauma, but alas it is. When I say

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The Brief: How I Survived Childhood

/ childhood, confusion, finding my place, grandparents, Jesus, love, memoir, mother, reflection, resilience, survival

My manuscript is currently pages of memories and insights. No order, just what I am remembering during the moments I write. I read that writers should

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