One Sunday morning in 2009, a woman and her young son quietly enter the foyer of the church in the middle of the sermon. I am sitting…… Read more “The Truth”
Category: Abuse
When was the last time you cried?
This was a journal assignment for one of my English classes. This term is really something else. English can be difficult because they often want you to…… Read more “When was the last time you cried?”
Office Hours
I am, as a type this, sitting at my desk, my iPad open to the side. Canvas is showing me the link to my professor´s office hours.…… Read more “Office Hours”
People
My psyche finally realized that I was not doing any sort of travel over the holidays this year and it said, “Fine, but I’m not doing anything…… Read more “People”
The Body Still Keeps the Score
I just finished writing the most difficult research paper I’ve ever written. I decided my final paper for this term in History would be on the Indian…… Read more “The Body Still Keeps the Score”
IFS, Spirituality, and Atheism
I am an Atheist. If you didn’t already figure that out, there it is for you. IFS borders, and sometimes blurs the borders of, spirituality. Dick Schwartz…… Read more “IFS, Spirituality, and Atheism”
Swimmingly
I have had, most of my life, a love/hate relationship with swimming. I do not know where the fear started. I do know that, though I had…… Read more “Swimmingly”
Cures
I’ve been told a lot of things will help me deal with the trauma in my life. Religion, self-help books, meditation, exercise, gardening, and so many other…… Read more “Cures”
Pathology and IFS
One of the most unique things about IFS, aside from the fact you are not to shut out any parts, is that it is non-pathologizing. This was…… Read more “Pathology and IFS”
Self-Therapy and IFS
In my opinion, the most brazenly arrogant statement a person can ever make is “If I can do it, anyone can do the same.” So I thought…… Read more “Self-Therapy and IFS”
Bit by Bit 