In my twenties, I got diagnosed with codependency. I thought, “Perfect. Now I’m fixed.” Spoiler: forty years later, still working on it. Apparently, healing doesn’t come with an instruction manual—or a return policy. Fast-forward to today. I’ve got three grown kids. I wanted to leave them a legacy, but codependency? Yeah, not exactly the family... Continue Reading →
Just When You Thought It couldn’t get worse—or so I thought. But then it did. It’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop, and just when you think you’ve steadied yourself, there it is, thudding to the floor. Every day since, the reality has sunk in a little deeper, and with it, the weight... Continue Reading →
Don't Believe The Lie Our minds are very tricky, they retain everything that anyone has said to us or about us. We base our decisions off of other peoples opinions of who they believe we are. One day we wake up filled with anxiety, depression, self loathing, confusion, mistrust, speculation just because we believe the... Continue Reading →
Do You Ever Get So Angry You Want to Cry? I do. And I hate it. Because when I’m angry, the last thing I want to do is cry like a baby—or at least that’s how it feels. But it happened to me this past week, over something so small it sounds ridiculous just to... Continue Reading →
But I Am Still Here I have three adult children, ranging in age from 35 to 44. When they first left home, I remember feeling an overwhelming sadness, wondering when they would visit or even just call. But I quickly discovered that being an empty nester was only temporary. Each of them returned home at... Continue Reading →
In 1999, my life changed with a single phone call. It was a day in September when the doctor called to deliver the diagnosis: multiple sclerosis. I remember holding the phone, the room suddenly feeling colder, the words echoing in my mind. How cold and impersonal it felt, to hear such life-altering news over the... Continue Reading →
Passage To Finding Me: Living With M.S. 