Self-Care

Stop Waiting to Start Living

April 1, 2013
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(image source) Every once in a while I have these weeks when it seems like so much gets crammed into my life.  They’re the weeks when emotional stuff hits the fan, when other people suddenly pop up and need something from me, and when I start to get into a tizzy about life and the [...]

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Coping with Missed Workout Guilt

January 20, 2013

There’s a smile on my face that I just can’t shake The coolest thing is that it’s a smile that comes from within.  I’m taking charge of my life in a way I’ve never done and with that is coming a lot of new experiences and feelings. I feel confident.  I feel happy.  At times [...]

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Crash. Burn. Float. Breathe.

July 28, 2012

  Sometimes I’m scared to share parts of my heart with the world, even when I’m certain that there are others who can relate.  There are others who can relate to the feeling of having no emotional skin and spending day after day emotionally bleeding because of things that were meant to hurt and words/actions [...]

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Recovering from BPD: An Extreme Self-Care Lifestyle

July 5, 2012

Today was a sad day because this morning the Boyfriend left to go back home to Boston.  He will be back in a few weeks and then we are planning a vacation together that will include Angie of course More on that when the time comes because now I really need to focus on self-care. [...]

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Triggers in the Blog World: How To Talk About Recovery

May 31, 2012

Evening everyone.  Today was one of those days that I just don’t really remember much of.  I can’t believe it’s nearly 9 pm but I know that I woke up about 12 hours ago, took Angie on a walk, made her breakfast, had breakfast of my own, did some reading, took a short nap, made [...]

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Creating a Customized Meditation for Recovery, Anxiety, Fear, & Trauma

May 21, 2012
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I can’t believe it’s Monday. Ok it’s Monday night really, but I started this post this morning.  After being pretty much confined to my bed the entire weekend with a rather sweet cuddle buddy, Do you see what she is resting her nose on? My salt crystal heart! I thought I’d wake up feeling much [...]

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14 things in 14 weeks on the 14th day

February 14, 2012

I’ve hinted both subtly and not so subtly that today is not my favorite day.  However, today I am celebrating something pretty big for me: 14 weeks eating disorder symptom free, which also happens to be the longest I’ve ever gone without restricting or purging since my eating disorder started. I thought that I would [...]

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Sad Saturday Citrus Massage Mood Lifter

January 21, 2012
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Sigh, the alliterations continue.  Perhaps there is more poetic desire floating around in my being than I’m generally consciously aware of. I had different plans for this post and was going to a “this is how my day went” type thing, but I’ve decided to change it up because my own needs have shifted.  To [...]

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