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“You’re an Astronaut.”
One thing I don’t think we talk about enough is how isolating it can be to survive trauma and then have to figure out how to move forward again. In my experience, and I’m sure so many others, it feels as though the world was turned upside down after living through trauma. When something so…
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Growth
Growth is recognizing that where hornets used to buzz so viciously in my brain, ideas now swirl constantly. I feel a bit frustrated right now, that feeling of creativity and SO many ideas sitting at the tip of my tongue, yet there’s a part of me that still holds back; still a bit unsure of…
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My Greatest Teacher
In the beginning of my intense trauma healing journey, I wanted nothing more than to just clear away, and in many ways forget, my past memories. I didn’t know that in that process of trying to eliminate myself of my early childhood trauma, just how much my younger self felt like I was trying to…
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Who is a Writer?
My friend recently messaged me saying, “Kelly, you are a writer.” I think that was one of the nicest compliments I’ve ever received. Words have always been a form of expression for me. But what – or who – really is a writer? I used to think that writers were people who had it all…
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Butterflies
It’s always fun to begin a speech about anxiety by letting the audience know I currently have anxiety. And how special it is that we use a metaphor as beautiful as a butterfly to describe that all too complex feeling inside. With that, here is my latest story share 🙂 I’m writing this speech ahead…
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The First of Anything
I will be upfront and honest in saying that I have had this blog for months now, and am just finally writing the first post. Why did it take so long? Well, it was the first. I pressured myself to make it the perfect post, waiting for that one “magical” thought or realization that would…
Dear Little Me 