Jun 21Member-onlyA Mother and Her Daughter.You always hear that. That mother’s and daughters have complicated relationships. Daddy’s girls and Mama’s boys. I don’t know if it’s some intrinsic competitive streak. Or if a mother sees so much of themselves in their daughters that they want you to do the things they didn’t or couldn’t. If…Mothers5 min readMothers5 min read
Jun 21Member-onlyHe Said the Divorce Didn’t Make Sense, I Think the Marriage Didn’t.It’s hard to know how to start this story. Or to think of it as a story. I’m still very much living it. So, I’ll start at the beginning. Before I met him I was going through a really rough time. I had been assaulted and it turned my world…Divorce5 min readDivorce5 min read
Dec 1, 2021Member-only5 Healthy Coping StrategiesChange your habits — change your life. Here’s the deal: Life is going to be stressful at times. Another way I like to put it- Life really be lifin’. We owe it to ourselves to do our best to minimize these stresses so that we can perform our best but…Coping4 min readCoping4 min read
Nov 28, 2021Member-onlyI’m An Alcoholic.Nice to meet you. I am three weeks sober today. Made the decision to be sober on November 7th, after ending up in the hospital. My hands, arms, feet, and lower half of my legs went completely numb. My hands were contorted as though I had bad arthritis. I couldn’t…Alcohol5 min readAlcohol5 min read
Oct 28, 2021Member-onlyRaped At 20.A story too many of us share. My heart is beating a little faster as I try to come up with the words to write this. I just realized that I’ve never actually written about this. I’ve talked about it and thought about it endlessly but I’ve never sat down…Rape6 min readRape6 min read
Oct 26, 2021Member-onlyDid Molly and Jumped Off the Second Story of My F*ck Buddies Apartment Building.Just another Tuesday. About 5 years ago my life was in shambles. I found myself in precarious situation after precarious situation. I was wildly depressed and would put myself in unfortunate and somewhat egregious circumstances just so that I would feel something. Oh how I wish I could go back…Storytelling5 min readStorytelling5 min read
Oct 22, 2021Member-onlyButt Stuff — For Him, Myself, Or the Story?For as long as I can remember sex has always been performative. I always thought that, that was because I grew up as a dancer and anything involving my body and movement felt like I was meant to put on a show. But now, I think that it’s less about…Sex3 min readSex3 min read
