Settling In
My neck. My back. Ouch. My back. Cut! We are stopping there. My back hurts. I am definitely feeling my age more and more every day. I spent the better part of fourteen hours on […]
#selfcare
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree, Pt. 2
Shortly after I wrote my last blog post about how my behaviors mimicked those of my father, I came across the above picture on my Facebook timeline. You know, this was always part of my […]
For Yourself
I work at my drug and alcohol job only three hours a week, but it somehow always manages to teach me worth a lifetime. It was a small group that day – three women and […]
Remember the Mantra
I sat there one-on-one with a client in what was supposed to be a group session. However, it was… I sat directly across from a brand new client on a comfy swivel couch. Working only […]
Clusterf*ck
The disappointment is real. I already messed up my New Year’s Resolution to write a blog post every week. I missed last week. When you fall off track, you hop back on and pick up […]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A few nights back, I had a dream. In this dream, I found myself meandering between the living room and kitchen of my childhood home. My dad soon walked into the kitchen and asked me […]
Happy Birthday, Dad
It still feels surreal to be writing this four months later. I honestly do not even want to write this, but, if there is one thing that your side of the family taught me was […]
Nurture Your Feelings
Checking my Facebook timeline this morning, my friend posted the article from the Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-pandemic-wall-mental-health. Other than it basically summing up everything my blog has been saying for the last three months 😉, it […]
Sometimes You Just Need to Say “F*ck It”
All I can say is fuck burnout. It slammed into me like a linebacker. After months of dragging my carcass along, I could not take it anymore. I felt myself slipping deeper and deeper into […]
The Burnout Is Real
As a counselor, I am no stranger to burnout. It happens to the best of us. Over time, clients, workload, and life just wear you down until you reach a breaking point. Over the last […]