Greetings and salutations!!! I'm writing this a couple of weeks, (give or take) from my birthday. I think birthdays are a good time to take stock and reevaluate your life. Just as New Year's is a good time to take stock of where you want to go for the calendar year, a birthday is a... Continue Reading →
“If We Shadows Have Offended…”
Greetings and salutations!!! 2020 and all the confusion continues, and I'll definitely talk more about Pride and Black Power in a subsequent entry. Moving on is a momentous step--no matter how it's done. Ending relationships, taking leaps forward without a safety net, but having the training necessary to do what is required in order to... Continue Reading →
Living the best life!!!
Hey y'all! Greetings and salutations! I've been trying to write stuff that's more uplifting, or more to the point, not emphasize the negative as much as I have been lately. (So it seems). So I've decided to give a "State of the Union" address, so to speak, of what's going on. Therapy has been a... Continue Reading →
Salad Dressing–Olive oil and Vinegar (metaphorically speaking).
Greetings and salutations!!! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Obviously with me, it's been a summer and spring of wrenching emotions, etc, but I'm much better for it, and that's a good thing. No tales from the couch for the last session. As riveting as they must be to read, (LOL), the last session... Continue Reading →
Tales From The Couch: Part 12–I’m doing GREAT!!! No, really!!!
Greetings and salutations! So I had my last session, and my therapist seems impressed with my progress. She said that even though it may not seem like big steps, they actually are. I told her that I read an article in the Toronto Star which had this to say about therapy. " Gottlieb says “I... Continue Reading →
Tales From The Couch: Part 10–Recurring Dreams
Greetings and salutations!!! Lately I've been having these recurring dreams. They all involve me trying to get into some kind of car, or the driver not being able to take me to where I need to go. So, after the THIRD dream where this theme occured, I decided to talk to her about it. It... Continue Reading →
Tales From The Couch: Part 9
Greetings and salutations!! Momentous week from the couch last week. I learned...it's ok not to feel guilty and it's ok to concentrate on the positive steps I've taken in moving forward. I know, it sounds very un-momentous when I type it, but hear me out. For the longest time, I've felt guilt over how I... Continue Reading →
Tales from the couch: Part 8
Hey, hey!!! Greetings and salutations! Sorry for the delay! I'd love to say that there was a deep and meaningful, angst filled session, but alas, that isn't the case. This session was foundational/exploratory. We talked about my childhood, my experiences, facets of my life growing up which I presume will be used to help me... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Couch: Part 7
Greetings and salutations! Another difficult session with a lot of uncomfortable truths and theories that I need to confront and dive into. It's hard to know where to begin, so I'll choose a spot and let it flow organically from there. Fear. I think that's a huge thing with me. Fear of getting hurt, fear... Continue Reading →
Tales From the Couch: Part 6- Unwelcome insights
Greetings and salutations. Another difficult session, but with more insights that I'm going to have to take in order to get better. So, we talked about the angry letter that I wrote, and my disconnect between the tone and how I felt about SK, and why I was having difficulty seeing it! My therapist asked... Continue Reading →