Season. “In this season so full of light there is a darkness that fills my heart. I’m not alone, this much is known. Lights shine bright in others nights while mine looks on, rested upon.” So many who have held back the tears, drowning in smiles while the truth floats below the surface. The heartbreak of loss, the devastating decisions, … Read More
Why do I do this work? Hey, “it’s been a hot minute” as the cool kids say. I’m…
Why do I do this work? Hey, “it’s been a hot minute” as the cool kids say. I’m a 47 mother of two teens. I watch Coronation Street. That by virtue feels “not cool”. But in my mind, I’m soooo cool. If you haven’t guessed, it’s Catherine here from Momentum. Your on the edge, sometimes over the cliff, professional in … Read More
When you can’t say goodbye When you can’t say goodbye In the way you wanted …
When you can’t say goodbye When you can’t say goodbye In the way you wanted or even at all Maybe no chance given or no voice to be found Robbed of a moment, a cruel theft of that one second, for one last look, embrace, smile No over the shoulder “I see you” moment The earth shifts This is the … Read More
Reclamation & Revolution The reclamation begins as a whisper. A thought so f…
Reclamation & Revolution The reclamation begins as a whisper. A thought so foreign and intangible it floats by, fleeting and quickly escaping. The hunger for it resisted. The hunger for anything resisted. Muted, like every emotion you have felt or are afraid to feel. Stuffed down and filling you but never offering a fullness. It’s that fullness you avoid, anyhow. … Read More
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotio…
Emotional Processing So what does it mean to process your emotions? Or “emotional processing?” This is said A LOT. I think it’s a term that most of us don’t really understand but we know it would be a good thing intuitively. Like exercise, omega three, flossing, more water…(note to self to do all those things). In short, emotional processing is … Read More
Addiction risk factor The number one risk for developing an addiction is being …
Addiction risk factor The number one risk for developing an addiction is being human. That’s it. Being human. So nobody escapes this. Alcohol Drugs Approval Sex Food Exercise Romance novels Sugar Success Shopping Gaming Smart phones Etc x 1 Million Wether you see addiction as a brain disease or coping or numbing of deep pain and suffering or caused due … Read More
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life a…
Life gets messy. Life gets messy – doesn’t it? With love and loss and life and death. And everything in between. Sadness. Addiction. Depression. Recovery and rising again. None of it comes calm and clear. A million dreams and hopes and just as heavy a dose of reality. Hard times. And sharpe truths. Plans that don’t work out and decisions … Read More
Getting on with it. Now that my “vulnerability hang over” has subsided, I’m feel…
Getting on with it. Now that my “vulnerability hang over” has subsided, I’m feeling strong and confident about my interview with @invisiblescarspodcast and all that we covered in one hour. Check out the episode to learn more about PTSD, Complex Trauma, therapeutic modalities and techniques to aid in healing. I have heard it said “healing follows honesty” a term coined … Read More
I’m sharing a story. And taking my bravest most courageous steps of my life. T…
I’m sharing a story. And taking my bravest most courageous steps of my life. This is me. Exposed and vulnerable. On childhood sexual abuse. On recovery. On complex trauma. On healing. Thank you @invisiblescarspodcast for the platform and the unwavering support. Thank you Jessalynn for your story and for setting an example that scars do not define is. The ones … Read More
Addiction If you are here, or if you need to be here, you’ve held pain so deep…
Addiction If you are here, or if you need to be here, you’ve held pain so deeply you needed escape. Trauma is what gets us here. Compassion will get us out. Compassion for ourselves as we learn that our behaviours were intended to help us “solve the problem” and relieve our pain, fears, suffering. We turned to alcohol, drugs, sex, … Read More