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Jul 27, 202323 min read

Blog Post #7: Tales of a Codependent Empath

I am an Empath. Although many people don’t capitalize the word Empath, I choose to when I am speaking about being one because to me it’s...

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Jul 27, 202323 min read

I am an Empath. Although many people don’t capitalize the word Empath, I choose to when I am speaking about being one because to me it’s...

Jun 16, 20236 min read

Dear, Dad, I thought a lot about what I wanted to share about you here and how I could make it different than what I have written about...

May 10, 20238 min read

Years ago a dear friend of mine was attending graduate school, and she had asked for people to submit stories about shoes for a project...

Apr 11, 202311 min read

As I have done in my book and in this blog, I will continue to use myself as a case study of sorts. Using my lived experiences to...

Mar 15, 202316 min read

It was August of 2007, the first night of class in graduate school. I entered the classroom full of excitement mixed with a healthy dose...

Mar 3, 202322 min read

Trigger Warning: This post discusses chemical dependency, emotional abuse and neglect; I will add a list of resources I have found to be...

Jan 30, 20237 min read

A little insight into why I decided to start a blog & how I decided what to name it.