Category: Journal

  • Back to Work

    12.13.24 I am lucky to have an amazing support system at work with those I have shared my story with and even those who aren’t quite sure what I have been going through recently. As part of my recovery plan, I am going to the office instead of working from home isolated from everyone. Thanks… Read more

  • Poems

    12.12.24 I Am I am my own worst enemy I am the only one who can save me from myself I am strong I am courageous I am resilient I am beautifully broken Reborn Wilted, weathered, and worn Tormented and exhausted from the years of abuse, neglect, lies, and self-destruction Plagued by addiction The mind,… Read more

  • The Love of My Life

    12.11.24 When I think about my daughter, I can’t help but smile because my heart is overwhelmed with love. She has all of my positive attributes and somehow none of the negative. She is everything good in me and so much more. She is strong, brave, loyal, caring, kind, resilient, passionate, nurturing, fierce, compassionate, and… Read more

  • Let’s Leave The Past In The Past

    12.10.24 When you stop using alcohol to suppress and bury emotions, they have a way of bubbling to the surface all at once. It’s a lot to handle and today I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about my past as a whole and what it means to me. I know that soon a time… Read more