I’m not sure how old I was when I started putting my self-worth on outside influences. As young as elementary school, there were definitely the “cool kids” and “not so […]
I associate secrets with shame. Shame is humiliation or deep, painful feelings because for whatever reason, I’ve decided that how I feel is not okay. For me, when I’m asked […]
Over the course of my life I have been a caregiver in so many capacities that I’m not sure where to start. It is so much a part of who […]
Are you in a place in your life where you feel like you don’t belong? Maybe you have lost the connection with your spouse, so you feel like you’re living […]
So…you’re in a situation where someone says “hey, can you help me out on the weekend?” and you immediately scroll through what your plans look like. Do you have something […]
I think there are just some people that want to feel connected to the people that came before them. From a really young age, I wanted to understand my family […]
It was May 2010 and I sat in my car outside of my grocery store job talking on the phone to my cousin Stacey. She had been living in Calgary […]
…10 minutes. It felt like an eternity. That 10-minute drive to the hospital was a whirlwind in my head. I was living in a nightmare. We’ve all seen those scenes […]
Michelle Devine – Navigating Grief in my Relationship in becoming a fiancee and an overnight step-parent
I can honestly say that I feel like I don’t quite fit often. I’m kind of a parent. I’m kind of a spouse. I’m kind of a therapist and I’m […]
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