Category: Mental Health
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Mini Detour on my Monday Route
The Painting I Didn’t Know I Needed *If you look close enough, I realized as I was writing this, I believe there is a woman “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie Things have been a little stressful lately. Between trying to start…
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When Family Loyalty Requires You to Abandon Yourself
This post discusses family dysfunction, addiction, abuse, estrangement, grief, and boundaries. Please read with care. 💚💜 “Blood doesn’t make you family. Loyalty does.” — Eric Thomas When Loyalty Becomes Self-Abandonment Family loyalty is a beautiful thing.And it should be. At its healthiest, loyalty means loving people through difficult times, supporting one another, telling the truth,…
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Mini Detour: Serene Efficiency – August Update
The Seemingly Obvious Idea That Hadn’t Even Crossed My Mind *higher fund booth example *Lower Fund Booth Example Sometimes the biggest shift in a business plan comes from realizing there was an entire option you hadn’t even considered. That happened to me recently. I have spent months building Serene Efficiency—developing the workshops, creating materials, figuring…
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Grooming: When Trust Is Slowly Turned Into Control
Why People Stay Longer Than Most People Understand Content Warning: This article discusses grooming, childhood abuse, sexual exploitation, harassment, substance use, coercive control, trafficking, kidnapping, and manipulation. Please read with care. 💜 Grooming is an elaborate and deeply complex subject. It can take many forms and affect children, teenagers, and adults in ways that are…
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One More Week
I had planned to be back this week with my next Detour From Hell post, but I’m giving myself one more week. The grooming article is close, but it isn’t quite finished—and instead of forcing it just to stay on schedule, I’m choosing to leave it where it is for a few more days. Right…
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