I wrote the following email to the creator of the blog, The Fuck It Diet, which I stumbled upon by accident a couple of years ago and consider one of the bravest and most honest forums on women and food. Like so many of us, Caroline went through years of dieting and body-obsession, sometimes in…
Continue reading ➞ A Letter of Thanks, to a Pioneer of a Woman!
I often tend to see the world in symbols and metaphors. I'm an INFJ and a Cancer and a highly sensitive intuitive, and with that kind of resume, it's impossible for me to not always seek the deeper meaning within any given situation and draw connections between events, people, and circumstances. It's a significant part…
Continue reading ➞ From Black Goop to Radiant Light: Recovery as a Metaphor
I sat in a meeting tonight and felt completely slimed by another woman's share. It was so pregnant with noxious trauma and so saturated in delusion and resentment and suffering that every word that spewed out of her mouth felt like a noose around my neck. I had to clutch my throat and shut my…
When I turned fourteen, I started smoking a lot of pot. I loved getting high. It was like entering a new world where everything sounded better and smelled better and felt better. And food tasted so good. If I had a bag of weed on me, it was like security. It was a gateway to…
Perception is an interesting thing. In general, it is defined as our way of seeing or understanding something. It can also be defined as our way of interpreting something. Even further, it can be narrowed down to a specific sort of intuition or insight. In recovery we talk about perception very much being a choice…
Since I was little child, I always believe in some kind of Higher Power. Lucky for me, it has shifted and changed over the years. My parents raised me as a casual Methodist. We attended church each Sunday until I was around eleven. I sang in the children's choir and sneaked cookies and coffee after…
There's a saying that the only way to start is to start, but when it comes to writing, the beginning can be tricky. Especially when it comes to a blog. When writing fiction, I have found the beginning to be the easiest. I can grasp a catchy opening line or a great idea for a…
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