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Tag Archives: Anxiety
ABOUT PTSD AND RECOVERY
I was in my mid-sixties when a therapist first suggested that I was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. My response was, “No. Impossible.” Dr. B. handed me a book and asked me to read several pages out loud. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fear, Healing, Life, Memoir, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Trauma
Tagged Anxiety, mental-health, PTSD, shell shock, traumatic stress disorder
9 Comments
Power Outage
This past Wednesday when the power went out at 6 AM I started counting my blessings. I had firewood, a fireplace, a gas stove on which I could cook, and hot water. The snow, ten inches in all, was not … Continue reading
Posted in Gratefulness, Navigating Through Life
Tagged Anxiety, Blessings, Guilt, nature, power outage, snow storm, weather, winter landscape
5 Comments
Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?
Fear can be a good thing. It keeps us safe and on our toes when we dodge an out of control car. Or when we walk down an unlit street in middle of the night hoping the dog will pee … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Compassion, Dogs, Fear, Healing, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Trauma
Tagged animals, Anxiety, joy, loss, strangers, the boogeyman, trust
7 Comments
Making Progress
Yikes! Yesterday was the first day of February. I set a deadline to finish a draft of my memoir by September first. I don’t know where last month’s thirty-one days went. I swear it was just yesterday that I welcomed … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Being Creative, Books, Classes, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, Time, Wise Words, Writing
Tagged Aging, Anxiety, Dan Blank, HGTV, Intentions, Moving Forward, OCD, Sacred Circle Creative Coaching
6 Comments
Gift Of The Magi
My annual Christmas doldrums stayed away until the week before the big day. They slowly made their way into those early mornings hours when I worry myself awake. They like to sit on my chest, heavy and soggy with tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Being Creative, Childhood, Christmas, family, Gratefulness, Kindness, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Travels
Tagged Anxiety, Feeding the Soul, joy, loss, love
6 Comments
Children And Guns
When I was a child, my parents kept shotguns and rifles in our home. My father had brought a number of them back with him from Europe after World War II and used them for hunting. My mother often went … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, family, Fear, Navigating Through Life
Tagged Anxiety, Automatic Assault Weapons, Food, Guns, Hunters For The Hungry, Hunting, The Virginia Tech Massacre
7 Comments