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The Final Performance of the One Woman Show

Recently my therapist asked me to think about a question that I’ve probably thought about a thousand times but never gave it the space in the playbill that it truly deserved.   “If no one expected you to be the strong one… who would you be?” & so I  did what I do - wrote about… Continue reading The Final Performance of the One Woman Show

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Love May Leave; But I’m Staying

i don’t remember exactly when I learned that love leaves. I just know I learned it far too young. Before I understood abandonment, I understood the feeling of it. Before I knew what trauma was, my body already knew how to survive it. Before I should have been worrying about anything more complicated than homework,… Continue reading Love May Leave; But I’m Staying

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Hiatus: Focusing On My Own Growth

This site went from being a tool to hold myself accountable during my weight-loss journey to an outlet for anything and everything going on in my endless, trapping mind. For now, I am taking a step back from this blog to focus on my own personal growth. Growth in my self. Growth in my emotions.… Continue reading Hiatus: Focusing On My Own Growth

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When a girl changes her hair; she’s ready to change her life. 💁‍♀️

Her hair was her armor that shielded her soul. Her hair was her weapon so thick and so full. Her hair was her cape that gave her super powers. Her hair was her escape; she’d get lost in it for hours. Her hair was a piece of her identity she never thought shed lose. Her… Continue reading When a girl changes her hair; she’s ready to change her life. 💁‍♀️