healing
How to heal fully and properly.
Stuck
On September 2, 2021, I turned 35 years old. In my mind, this should be the perfect age where I have it all together--great career, a family of my own and a nice house to share with my husband. Unfortunately, this is not the case. For the last 3 years, I've been struggling with my mental health. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression by my primary doctor and therapist. I'll start at the beginning.
By Jamie Coleman4 years ago in Motivation
Sober Living Program in Livermore, CA
Sober Living in Livermore, CA offers a wide variety of sober living program options. Many of these programs are supported by the National Sober Living Foundation. A Sober Living program in Livermore CA can offer a variety of services such as: drug education, drug intervention, alcohol education, and community involvement. These programs are designed around the principle that substance abuse and alcoholism should be treated based on the individual instead of by subjecting them to the judgments of others. Many of these services utilize the expertise of professional alcohol educators and counselors who have been trained in proper drug intervention techniques and have experience in providing alcohol abuse solutions for those in need.
By Kathrine Hendriks4 years ago in Motivation
Late Night Reflections
I sat straight up in my bed wondering what woke me and what time it was. I lean over in my bed finding my phone and hitting the power button. Dropping it when the light from a thousand mini suns hits my eyes causing me to jerk away. I curse silently to myself for my own stupidity now actually getting out of bed to find my phone. I finally manage to find it clicking the power button again this time facing the phone slightly away from me. I groan when I see the time, "Really two in the morning? And now I'm awake."
By Josephine Mason4 years ago in Motivation
I died for 60 minutes and spent a month and a half on life support.
My life was pretty normal I was happy and seemed healthy until on May 5th of 2014 I was diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis. For the next following year I was monitored, watching my valve as it got smaller and I was preparing for surgery. I got a call from my doctors office and was informed that June 8th of 2015 would be my surgery date.
By Jeannene Owen4 years ago in Motivation
Danielle's Balloons
Passing the bio bags didn’t bother me. Bio bags were used to collect human remains and given to coroners tasked with getting DNA samples to identify the dead. We had dozens of body bags that were of no use; the largest identifiable piece I found was part of a foot in a well-polished Gucci loafer.
By Dutch Simmons4 years ago in Motivation
Remembering Lost Love
Sometimes, I can remember your voice, the soft whisper in my ear. I can walk back to the moments in my mind, where you reside. When the night is lonely, and my reality is dressed in stares, I remember you. I could feel the cool air on my skin, easily, reminded of the warmth of your breath on my neck. Your arms, the tight hold around me, the type of embrace that melts fear away, provides warmth on cold nights, fitting together so perfectly.
By Ashley Fields4 years ago in Motivation
The Journey Home To Me
Home used to be about going home after a long day, weeks, months on the road . One day lights are green , I’m flowing and grinding working hard and moving mountains ! Suddenly the light turns red and nothing is what it was . I’m in total shock of how fast my world has crumbled as I lay here broken with numerous injuries asking why this had to happen ! At first it feels like punishment as I watch all the pieces that were carefully placed together to build this life I had imagined fall apart, one by one , piece by piece , bit by bit till there is nothing left ! I am a shell a broken one at that stripped of everything ! Fear , anxiety and confusion are what I’m left with . You assume being a good person would mean protection from such TRAUMA ... Wrong! ...First thing I learned is to let go of my EXPECTATIONS on how life is supposed to go . As I wander down this dark and twisted path of enlightenment you start understanding exactly why this had to happen ! For me I was a well programmed and refined machine , the poster child of a female driver . Strong and confident with allot of respect from my fellow comrades . Up at 3.30 Am 70 hour clock time to go move some mountains ! In just one second reduced to a broken pile on my sofa sobbing wondering where I went wrong and how do I fix this ! Truth is you can’t fix this , you aren’t supposed to ! This is THE GROWTH PROCESS , once you take a deep look inside yourself you learn there’s reasons you ended up here . Let’s start with expectations, the world does not exist in perfection . Yes you could be doing everything right and still lose it all . There’s always lessons to be learned , things taken for granted , holding on to things or people that may no longer be serving your good or well being , fear , afraid to take chances .
By Christina Nicole 4 years ago in Motivation
How Death Has Helped Me Live
Death has changed the way I think about life. It’s not something I really thought about much before my mom’s passing in December 2015. I’d lost my grandfathers from both sides long before then, but they were elderly, so even though I was sad, it was a natural and expected thing (my mom’s dad was 90 and my dad’s was 79), and one of my Dad’s sisters (she was young-ish, but I didn’t know her well, so, that didn’t overly impact me).
By Caitlin McColl4 years ago in Motivation
Second Chances
Everything passes in a haze. Firefighters and police keep checking on me, asking if I'm alright and telling me not to stand up or move my head. Most of them look a little startled when I make jokes after answering their questions, but I have to try and relieve the tension somehow. A couple of them comment that I'm handling the situation really well, but when I get in my boyfriend's car, and he starts driving me to a doctor, I fall apart.
By Jessie Johnson4 years ago in Motivation
I’m (Mostly) Glad I Didn’t Die
Television and books have made death seem far too simple. It's incredibly difficult to force your body to give up. I don't recommend trying it. You'll likely give yourself an aggravating injury at best, a lifelong impediment at worst. Which, you really don't need. "Shoot for the moon," they'd said, "if you fail you'll land amongst the stars." In this case, you'll land amongst the rest of the "failures" in your city.
By Lena Simons4 years ago in Motivation
