Healing

Running Away From Home At 15 Helped Me Find A Home Within Myself

I thought healing would mean lying. I thought allowing myself to be helped would be falsifying documents that stated I was all right or had a happy life when I did not. I thought all I had going for me was my refusal to lie about my life, and I didn't want to give that up.

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Feminist Healing Through BDSM

I realized I wanted to be part of the BDSM world, and that maybe it could help with healing.

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Why We Should Keep Talking About Divorce​

Divorce is so common. This commonality does not make it easier, nor does it mean the emotions behind it easily subside. Let's keep talking about divorce.

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Writing Letters To Yourself — On Anais Nin, Journaling, & Healing

Is there a certain quality to letter writing or diary keeping that inspires the confessional? I believe so.

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This is for those interested in a more holistic path to emotional health after a divorce.

How To Heal The Hurt Of Divorce Without Hating Your Ex

For those interested in a more holistic path to emotional health after a divorce, read on. Below are tips to help you heal the hurt of divorce.

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No one should ever be thankful for cancer, but I can say that I’m thankful for what it showed us.

How My Father's Cancer Made My Life Better

Cancer isn't fun or fair, but at the end of the day, life — even a cancer-stricken one — was better because we were in it together.

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Emotional neglect (CEN) happens when your parents, even if they loved and cared about you, failed to validate your emotions enough while they were raising you.

How To Be A Better Parent By Healing Your Emotional Neglect 

There are clear ways for you to heal your emotional neglect, and as you do, you will naturally become a better parent.

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Divorce may be an end of a relationship but it isn’t, by any means, the end of your life. (Photo by Holly Mandarich on Unsplash)

How To Rediscover Yourself And Reinvent Your Life After A Painful Divorce

Divorce requires we all rediscover and reinvent who we are on our own without a partner. That’s a good thing! Stay positive and believe in yourself.

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