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I’m 14, in Foster Care and making money was my ultimate goal.
I was cleaning someone’s home who was a staple customer at a cafe I worked at. My boss shared I was looking for odd jobs to make some extra cash while in high school….
One of the toughest jobs I’ve ever had was being a first responder for human trafficking. I worked along side law enforcement with the Exploited and Missing Child Unit as a Child Welfare Social Worker.
This was the first Christmas without our father. Several months prior on a cold day, he dropped us off at a football game my twin sister and I were cheering at and never came back.
A few things I found helpful to reconnect post op.
Make life easier by creating an endo cart that can go wherever you need post op/surgery.
I share each year my word of the year and reflections. I find it fascinating how the year unfolds when you have a particular goal in mind and it’s pure and intimate focus.
If you’ve stumbled upon this post, you may be preparing for endo surgery, curious about it, or wanting to help a loved one prepare. You are at the right place!
It’s a scary disorder that can take up to 10 years to get a proper diagnosis due to complexities and the fact that it is heavily under researched.
One day during class my freshman year of college I was barroled over in excruciating pain, carrying my stomach like it was going to split from my body at a minute's notice. I felt like my insides were trying to tear away from my body like I’ve been poisoned and it was trying to free away. A pain I’ve never felt before and left me feeling afraid as to what was happening to me.
2020 will be one everyone remembers, for obvious reasons. I know that this year looked so differently than what we hoped and expected. The COVID pandemic that caught us all by surprise and things happening left and right before we even have time to get still and process.
I’ve been dealing with anxiety since...well childhood. Growing up in an abusive environment created my anxiety.
The most talked about grounding techniques are breathing and shifting your focus to your five senses but I’ve also added a few that have helped me over the years dealing with panic and anxiety.
So, you’ve probably heard…. we’re moving to Switzerland! Wait, what? Yes, you heard right, FREAKIN’ SWITZERLAND! Hubs and our two beautiful dogs are packing up and hitting the ro…
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought society and the economy to a standstill. What do we do? Where do we go from here? Everyone scrambling to survive, businesses trying to stay afloat, health care systems at the brink, children and families falling through the cracks.
When a friend asked me, what word comes to mind based on the past couple of months and could guide you the remaining of the year? Rest was the word.
It’s the morning of the 13th of December and my husband and I have been on a plane for roughly 8 hours and we have a little over 1 hour left. We’re headed to Frankfurt from Denver.
It was in February of 2018 that I learned about this concept of selecting a word of the year from a special friend who passed away
Maybe you couldn’t be happy growing up. Maybe certain ugly experiences took joy, took love, and made you feel happiness was for others. But I want to remind you, it’s available to us all.