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The Part of Me I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Back
There’s a part of me that feels broken. Not the kind of broken that comes from one bad relationship or one painful ending. It’s something different. It’s the part of you that slowly changes after losing people you never thought you’d lose. And I don’t just mean romantic relationships. I…
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When Your Body Is Telling You What Your Mind Is Trying to Ignore
Why the fuck does my body hate me? There was a time when I couldn’t understand why I felt so damn awful all the time. I was tired, anxious, overwhelmed, emotional, and constantly feeling like something was wrong. I had headaches, trouble concentrating, brain fog, nausea, and moments when I…
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Starting Over Again
At what point do you stop calling it a fresh start and admit you’re just fucking tired of starting over? I swear, nobody talks about how exhausting it is to start over as an adult. Not the cute, exciting kind of starting over where you get a fresh haircut, buy…
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Nobody Sees How Much We Carry
I don’t think people give enough credit to men and women who are single, especially those raising children on their own. Think about what it actually takes to do everything by yourself. You get up, go to work, pay your bills, take care of your kids, cook, clean, take care…
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Being a Mom While Trying to Find Myself Again
At 37, I thought I’d be further along in life. Instead, I’m starting over, raising a daughter, chasing goals, and trying to remember what it feels like to just enjoy being me. Nobody really talks about how strange it feels to be a mother while simultaneously trying to figure out…
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Waves
Anxiety hits you like a wave. I get this feeling of complete brain fog, numbness in my face. My teeth start to hurt, my mouth is watering as if the vomit is going to come up any minute. I can feel it make its way down to my chest. My…
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The D word
You see a beautiful view from the Empire State Building. I saw freedom, opportunity for escape. I said I was going to jump, he said no. The words fell out of my mouth like a joke but there was a truth to it. I think about death more than I…
