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Getting past a lifetime of pain to become a "Real Girl"

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Beating It Back

And it Keeps Going On

November 10, 2022January 21, 2023 DebiLeave a comment

It would be nice to think getting to a point where I could forgive myself would be the end of a story. Perhaps there would be a twinge now and then, but life should be great. What I have been learning is, yes, life is great. There are moments when the life fairly glows. Most… Continue reading And it Keeps Going On

Shame
Beating It Back

Shame

November 8, 2022January 21, 2023 DebiLeave a comment

So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. I recently sent my memoir to the editor. It’s so nerve-wracking! I want feedback, yet I fear it, as well. Of course, there is some shame attached. How dare you! My inner voices are crying. That is a secret! While there are so many things that have… Continue reading Shame

Beating It Back

My Favorite Words

November 30, 2021January 21, 2023 DebiLeave a comment

Change your language, change everything Saying I can’t do something yet, as opposed to simply saying I can’t do it, leaves a world of possibility open to me. The things I can’t do Yet are almost endless. The list I legitimately cannot do, really, is rather small. Similarly, Despite takes my current limitations, the broken… Continue reading My Favorite Words

Musings Of The Past

Facing Down Shame

November 22, 2021January 21, 2023 DebiLeave a comment

From here to there Certain things, even when the sting of shame has healed, remain embarrassing. Which is not all bad. Shame, in its purest form, alerts us to when we have crossed a line. Or, as is frequently true in my life, when someone else has crossed a line. Something that feels so wrong… Continue reading Facing Down Shame

Foundations

And Then There Was…Sex

November 7, 2021January 20, 2023 DebiLeave a comment

A history of dating. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Considering the trauma I experienced around sex in my childhood, it is no surprise that I avoided dating. Until Bradford. It was the summer before I turned 16. My sister was hanging out with a group of friends. I felt tolerated. Bradford, a year older than I, was… Continue reading And Then There Was…Sex

Foundations

Taken

September 6, 2020January 12, 2023 DebiLeave a comment

Although there were plenty of things that happened in-between, next I am going to tackle the biggest contributor to my toxic shame- being taken.

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