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Where is Your God Now?
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Where is Your God Now?

On the intersection of sexual assault and Christianity (originally published on Medium.com) I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever humans […]

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When Your Faith in Church Fails
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When Your Faith in Church Fails

After 25 years of attending the same church, I visited another one. I’ll never forget the day I realized Bathsheba was not […]

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(Online) Dating as a Trauma Survivor
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(Online) Dating as a Trauma Survivor

When you start to get paralyzed, I need you to write about it, my therapist told me during our session on Friday. […]

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Racing towards what scares me
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Racing towards what scares me

I got pregnant when I was 13. I lost the baby a month later. The whole process was traumatic, and it’s one […]

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The Art of Being Angry
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The Art of Being Angry

(Since this got bigger than expected, if you guys need to talk about anything, reach out. I’d be happy to talk to […]

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The Town I Grew Up From
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The Town I Grew Up From

What a now-defunct Walgreens taught me about living (originally posted on Medium.com) The town I grew up in has 28,625 people. It’s […]

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You’ll Still Be- A prayer for the brokenhearted
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You’ll Still Be- A prayer for the brokenhearted

Dear God, I’m tired. Tired of existing in this haphazard, self-sabotaging, trusting when it’s convenient for me way. I’m tired of fighting. […]

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Something is Better than Nothing
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Something is Better than Nothing

Dear Child,                                         […]

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My therapist regrets to inform me I’m not a terrible person
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My therapist regrets to inform me I’m not a terrible person

And other things I doubt My therapist has this way about him. Speaking gently when the voices in my head are screaming […]

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I hope you find your peace
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I hope you find your peace

on this #WorldSuicidePreventionDay I didn’t want any flowers, I only wantedto lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty.How free […]

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  • January 19, 2019
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How to survive a panic attack in three acts

Prologue:  On the bulletin board next to my desk is a handwritten checklist from my therapist: is it truthful? Is it necessary? […]

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  • January 18, 2019
  • / Leave a Comment on I challenged her to write a post in which she doesn’t mention her past (stolen from my old blog)
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I challenged her to write a post in which she doesn’t mention her past (stolen from my old blog)

I forgave myself today, kneeling at the altar. You can’t move forward if you’re angry at the past– angry at yourself for […]

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  • January 11, 2019
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Letter to a suicide note

I found you tonight, tucked away amongst books I haven’t read in years but love too much to throw away. I’m getting […]

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  • January 7, 2019
  • / Leave a Comment on Part 2- I’ll suffer, but at least I’ll have $40 in my pocket
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Part 2- I’ll suffer, but at least I’ll have $40 in my pocket

“Honey, you ain’t been to a funeral until you’ve been to one with 3 ex-wives,” is not a sentence I’d ever thought […]

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  • January 6, 2019
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I’ll suffer, but at least I’ll have $40 in my pocket

Her name is Anne. I sit kiddy-corner from her in her trailer home’s kitchen dining area. Beneath her purple glasses and her […]

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  • January 5, 2019
  • / Leave a Comment on Apartment hunting in the age of depression
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Apartment hunting in the age of depression

How does one even make a budget, I texted to my friend, a mixture of panic and frustration washing over me. Like, […]

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  • January 3, 2019
  • / Leave a Comment on Time is a construct and emotions are fleeting: On New Year’s Resolutions
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Time is a construct and emotions are fleeting: On New Year’s Resolutions

I’m not going to stop you from crying. Tears are good, healthy, a sign of healing, my therapist told me yesterday, as I […]

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  • December 31, 2018
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How trauma helped me find my words

The silence depressed me. It wasn’t the silence of silence. It was my own silence.- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Growing up, I […]

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  • December 29, 2018
  • / Leave a Comment on How loving a dog with anxiety taught me to love myself
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How loving a dog with anxiety taught me to love myself

I have anxiety, but I don’t go around licking things excessively. Unlike my dog, who constantly has her tongue out, as if […]

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  • December 28, 2018
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New Beginnings Amidst the Search for Perfection

Prozac and faith–What do they have in common? They both keep me going. I was struggling to come up with the perfect […]

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