“Some wounds need air to heal.” At the beginning of my recovery journey, I met a nurse in one of our online support groups. We discussed emotional wounds that don’t bleed on the outside but ache deeply within. I asked her how they treat physical wounds that are badly infected and won’t heal. Her answerContinueContinue reading “Healing in the Open Air: What a Nurse Taught Me About Wounds and Recovery”
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What is healing teaching me?
Healing is teaching me that it is okay, it is okay to sit with my feelings, whether they’re good or bad or otherwise. It is okay to wake up in the morning and feel tired even though I have slept, and it is okay to be excited when life is exciting. Healing in its entiretyContinueContinue reading “What is healing teaching me?”
The first three hundred and sixty-five days of the rest of my life.
Yay! I made it! Year one of my recovery is now forever written in the book of my life. What a year it has been! I have been healing and seeking my truth, all this while bearing witness to the 41 years I had already lived. As I reflect upon the immenseness of it all,ContinueContinue reading “The first three hundred and sixty-five days of the rest of my life. “
One Million Emotions Per Hour 