Healing thru Writing & Creativity
Immersed in Grief's Mysteries
Dear Blog Readers, I have a confession to make. I have another blog life. That other blog rarely received adequate attention over the past year, either, so you shouldn't feel jealous. You both were neglected. Until... Something happened last week. A shift in my mind that was as subtle as setting down my manic crochet …
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Have I told you recently that I love writing?! Fiction, poetry, memoir, journaling... it doesn't matter what I choose to lean into in the moment. I find it all leads me into a mind and body space I want to be in frequently. I crave it like the chocolate I can no longer eat without …
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Coping with migraine is a struggle millions of people across the globe deal with. In this post, I share my experience seeking relief through an unscientific method and healing the grief associated with migraine.
Writing memoir is like hard boiling a cracked egg. Contents burble out into the scalding water forming opaque hints of the story concealed within. The raw sticky interior simmering, congealing, forming itself into perfection. The difference being, when we try to set the timer for completing the project the winds of life blow out the …
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One Second. The true story of the accident that caused my first round of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
"Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it." ~Russell Baker, American Journalist Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/russell_baker I have no idea what prompted Russell Baker to say what he said, but I feel quite the same about summer. While I dread the heat that provokes hot flashes and migraines, the mosquitoes …
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"It is truly a great cosmic paradox that one of the best teachers in all of life turns out to be death. No person or situation could ever teach you as much as death has to teach you." Michael A. Singer The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself. I am writing about life, death, and the profound changes in my life as each death has occurred. I am writing about how my career as a social worker and my personal life are intimately woven. They've dramatically affected each other.Â
Silence in the presence of grief is golden.
"Sharing the stories of your difficult times can also guide others in navigating their own journeys." Writing for Bliss ~Diana Raab, Ph.D. And so, off I go to immerse myself in writing for a weekend! For bliss, as Diana says, for my family whose stories are epic, and for my spirit who soars when I write. Introduction to my career memoir.
"Never give up. And most importantly, be true to yourself. Write from your heart, in your own voice, and about what you believe in." ~Louise Brown
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