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?”
Category: Mental Health
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”
Labor Day and the Week in Review
These are literally just random thoughts about the week. I had intended to post yesterday but I melted into the ground at 116F and was unable to…… Read more “Labor Day and the Week in Review”
Sense of Belonging
The assignment for my Spanish class over the weekend was to watch El Norte, a 1983 film about a brother and sister who are forced to flee…… Read more “Sense of Belonging”
Punishment
One would think that there have been enough studies done that have proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that negative discipline, or punishment, does not work.…… Read more “Punishment”
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”
Bit by Bit 