Do you feel as though your mental health has been suffering for quite some time? If so, then now is the time for you to try and take action against that. If you don’t then you may find that you end up in a career that constantly drains you,...

Most of those, like me, who have dissociative identity disorder, have a different reality running our lives than singletons. We have the alters and the chaos they cause to deal with as well as the stress of trying our best to heal.   It is easy to see how...

At times child alters are hard to handle. Like the other alters in a DID system, they can cause chaos and mayhem. But what about the littles who are too young and frightened to speak?   This article will discuss preverbal parts.   Because there is so little research...

Ever feel like you’re doing everything right, but the body you envisioned just isn’t showing up? You train hard. You eat well. You prioritise sleep. And yet—something still feels off. It’s frustrating, confusing, and honestly? It sucks. But here’s the thing: you’re not failing. Your body isn’t broken. It’s...

One of the truly hardest things I’ve had to face in my life has been taking responsibility for who I am and not continuing to hide behind the abuse of my childhood or my mental health diagnosis as an excuse for bad behavior. I lived at one time under...

There are millions, and potentially even billions, of music lovers all over the globe. While we all have our favorite genres and artists, we can all agree that having some music on improves so many things. And one of the main things that tends to benefit from listening to...

Everyone has experienced rejection either in their public or private lives. Perhaps your best friend wants some alone time when you want them to go out. You feel put off and rejected. However, sometimes rejection goes very deep and begins in early childhood. This article will focus on rejection...

The piece you are about to read was published in August of 2016. I was just getting my feet wet in the world of blogging. Enjoy. I have pondered a long time about what it was that made the fifteen years I didn’t have Paula as a therapist so...

What is hope? It easier to tell you what it is NOT. It is not an emotion or a feeling. Hope is more of a way of thinking and living. I’ve grown up in a household where there was little hope. We lived from day to day, existing instead...

Honestly, running a small business is not for the weak. Some days, it’s high-fives all around, like new customers, glowing reviews, maybe even a decent night’s sleep. Other days? Well, emails pile up like a digital avalanche, invoices sit unpaid, and someone leaves a review complaining about something ridiculous...

You’re at home alone or sitting in the midst of a crowd of friends but still you feel a deep-seated lack of connection and profound feelings of emptiness. If you relate that sentence, this article is for you. We shall examine the painful emotions that often accompanies borderline personality...

I turned 64 last September (2024) and have been looking back at how far I have come in my healing journey. After thirty-plus years of treatment, you might think I should be healed by now. For the most part, I am, but I still need maintenance visits with my...