Let’s Have A Chat – Long Drives in the Dark

Let’s have a chat about healing (part I)

TW: self-harm, severe depression, binge eating disorder tendencies, and graphic panic attacks centered around food and intense nausea. Please be safe. Let’s talk about healing. I’m going to dive right into my own personal experiences with healing from my past if that’s okay with you! It wasn’t until recently that I discovered just how muchContinue reading “Let’s have a chat about healing (part I)”

Let’s have a chat about spirituality.

Hey there! Yeah, you! Nice to chat with you again. Go ahead and grab a cup of whatever makes you feel cozy as we chat a little bit about spirituality. I have to preface this with two things: 1) this is not a chat about believing as a part of a religion or belief inContinue reading “Let’s have a chat about spirituality.”

Let’s have a chat about the human condition (in the key of a dreamer) part III

Phone Notifications and Mountains The days when going through notifications on my phone takes a lot of effort are the ones that I know are going to be bad. When the simple thought of responding to a text seems exhausting and impossible, I find it hard to get out of bed, hard to eat, andContinue reading “Let’s have a chat about the human condition (in the key of a dreamer) part III”

Let’s have a chat about the human condition (in the key of a dreamer) part II

Let’s come back to part II of this chat about the human condition. There are trigger warnings in place for this part in some sections so please be safe and take care of yourself. A New Level of Hurt TW: Self-Harm Seventh grade. Not three weeks after that first incident of anxiety along that twoContinue reading “Let’s have a chat about the human condition (in the key of a dreamer) part II”

Let’s have a chat about the human condition (in the key of a dreamer) Part I

This week I choose to share a collection of stories that I have written over the months and years. They are real and raw, and while this isn’t like the normal chats that I post, I hope you’ll enjoy it. The Human Condition In The Key of a Dreamer: A collection of stories (I) IContinue reading “Let’s have a chat about the human condition (in the key of a dreamer) Part I”

Let’s have a chat about our fight, flight, or freeze response.

Let’s sit down and talk about our fight, flight, or freeze response. I have had a very eye opening realization recently about my own response to danger. So what is a fight, flight, or freeze response? In short, it is what your body does to protect itself when it perceives a threat. In my recentContinue reading “Let’s have a chat about our fight, flight, or freeze response.”