As an over-thinking Adult Child of Alcoholics, I’m pretty good at honing in on people who have been affected by alcoholism, addiction, and dysfunction. I can sniff them out better than Hagrid’s boarhound, Fang! 🕵️ As an over-thinking but also NERDY Adult Child of Alcoholics, I pay particular attention to characters in books, movies, & … Fandom Family Diseases
Here’s the thing: I want to be an honest person. But sometimes I get off-track. Because of this, I really have to tell you about something that happened to me. But you need the backstory first… As 2022 was coming to an end, I was struggling. Hard. The whole year had been challenging in so … Nothing sweet about it – I’ve been LYING!
One of the many times my dad has overdosed happened a couple of years ago. I was still living in an abusive marriage with my two kids. My dad was living a few towns away in a house owned by his mother and stepfather – which he had basically turned into a 24-hour drug house. … Are you keeping it trashy?
Public Health Crisis. We’ve all probably heard the phrase and get a general idea – it’s a big deal issue that affects the health of lots of people at the same time. When discussing public health crises, you’ll often hear people talking about issues such as heart disease, obesity, & smoking. More recently, issues such … Book Review: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, & Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Look, I know what you’re thinking: “So the nerdy blogger who can’t help but make Harry Potter references and spends too much time thinking about zombies is telling ME to give up fantasy?!” ? I know how bizarre it seems for me of all people to suggest this considering I kinda believe deep down in … Hey Nerd, THIS is Why You Need to Give Up the Fantasy!
My Step 9 Amends letter to my mother…who is also one of the alcoholics and addicts in my life.
Read what I thought about Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed.
This is the letter I wrote to myself as part of my Step 9 Amends.
This could be really juicy, right? An unchecked brain can imagine all types of scandals and possible reproachable behaviors. This post could go so many ways! And who hasn’t done something during their marriage that forever affected the relationship? Obviously, I have. Let me start by saying that I was way too committed to making my marriage … This Ruined My Marriage But I’ll Never Stop
Read what I thought about Tracy McMillan’s book I Love You and I’m Leaving You Anyway: A Memoir.
