I can’t tell you it’s been a good year, but I also can’t tell you it’s been a bad year. There were good things, there were bad things and there were also ugly things. So, all I can say is that it’s been a year. The Good At the end of 2022, I quit my Read More
Category: Life Stories
Stories of my trauma, mental health, and life experiences
This is what abuse looks like when it’s someone you know.
I started this blog in 2019 with the sole purpose of talking about a terrible relationship I had in 2011, but at the time I couldn’t see that relationship or the things my boyfriend did for what they really were, abusive. Now that I do, I am going to talk about that relationship and one Read More
Involuntary Childlessness: It’s time to face the truth
That’s it, It’s over, I’m too old. I’ve kind of known for a while that having a baby wasn’t going to happen for me. I remember my gynecologist giving me the baby talk at every annual exam I had in my thirties. My Aunt kept telling me about women she knew who’d had babies into Read More
Losing my mind and my journey to get it back
I can’t believe it’s been a year since I began my journey toward overcoming my mental health issues. I’ve come a long way from the Carrie I was last year, but I am still struggling. I’ve decided to talk about what I went through not only to help my healing and recovery but to help Read More
The year I almost lost my mind
2021 has been a year unlike any other. From traumatic events to overwhelming changes at work to mental health struggles, to a work-related injury and finally ending it with getting over my first cold in almost 2 years. I feel blessed to have made it through. At work If you’ve read any of my other Read More