I started writing my book yesterday. The book starts with my childhood and I needed to take a break for a minute to calm the unexpected...

It's New Year's Eve and 2024 is right around the corner. 2023 was a challenging year and I'm ready to put that behind me and embrace new...

I made it through Christmas! There is definitely a sense of relief that the Christmas holiday is over. I made the best of it by taking a...

I have spent holidays alone in the past and done pretty well, but this Christmas season, I am really struggling. After a lot of...

I just started reading a book this week that is really speaking to me -- it's called Single on Purpose by John Kim. The timing is...

I decided to go out of town by myself for the Thanksgiving holiday. I spent the weekend in the Colorado mountains enjoying a riverside...

As I continue to review my relationship over the past year and see things from a vastly different perspective, I am starting to see how...

I'm still in shock at the abruptness of the discard including the breakup and then the silent treatment that started three weeks ago. I...

I did a long hike yesterday and being in nature soothed me for a while. I started to feel sad again this evening while watching a film...

The past week has been difficult because I miss my ex. I miss the things I liked about him and the good times that we did have - his...

There is something that I have concluded but I don’t want to admit. I think I attracted another narcissist into my life. This would be...

Today would have been our one-year anniversary. I realized what day it was as I drove to meet a friend to listen to some music. The deep...

This week has been extremely difficult and draining. After dealing with the dissolution of my relationship and friendship with my ex, he...

And just like that, he discarded me. Since my last post, there's been a falling out with my ex. He probably did me a favor but it doesn't...

Yesterday was day 2 of focusing on strength. Some may say that being strong is never giving in but I think strength is less linear than...

I didn't expect it to happen... again. He said it would be different this time... but it wasn't. I thought we were finally working on a...

Today I got triggered. I went to a fundraiser at a local American Legion (AL) with the expectation of having a good time with current...

I recently expressed to a friend that I hated someone. Her reaction was disappointing and invalidating - she said that hate was a strong...

I recently started doing yoga and meditation again. Not only is it good for the body, it's just as good for the mind. Since then, I have...

I was feeling pretty depressed at the time of my last post - it was certainly the lowest low I have had in many years. Since then, I've...