My Stories

I’m in my second trimester of pregnancy, and I’m not feeling the baby yet.* A very fear-inducing feeling. An all-consuming feeling. And while I can sometimes quiet my fears, it’s easy to let them rule me. To let them lead [...]

I’ve been on hiatus. It’s summer, so I haven’t been teaching. Plus, I’m pregnant. And I haven’t felt like doing anything. But instead of beating myself up over my lack of motivation, I’ve decided to embrace it. To take the [...]

I typically journal every morning. Often when I wake up, I have the day weighing on my mind. As I’m sure most of us do. If I jump right into my day without journaling, I feel rushed. Scattered. Overwhelmed. Journaling [...]

I’ve been struggling lately. My semester is over, which means summer projects are upon me, and I’m feeling overwhelmed. Everywhere I look in my house, something needs to be fixed or cleaned. And it’s making me feel immobile with anxiety. [...]

Fear is inevitable. And when you’ve suffered a trauma, it’s everywhere. If I’m not careful, I could let fear rule my day. My life. But I’m finding there are ways to distract myself from my fear. If you think about [...]

I got new glasses. I hadn’t bought new frames since 2007. Needless to say, they were long overdue. But adjusting to new things is never easy for me.  I don’t know what it is about newness that’s difficult. Sure it’s [...]

Task switching is difficult for me, and it has been ever since I was a child. Moving from one thing to the next. Alternating between tasks. It’s something I still struggle with today. But I’m finding ways to ease the [...]

My husband was upset with me on Easter. A holiday that isn’t always easy. And I was struggling to sit with myself while he was upset with me. It was too uncomfortable.  I tried to make it better. I hugged [...]

Recently, I decided to join Noom. Noom is a weight loss app designed to help you understand the psychology behind weight loss. They take in factors such as how you eat and what your motivations are for eating. But they [...]

Regulating my nervous system is something I struggle with on a daily basis. No matter what the reason, I find myself over-regulated or under-regulated often. Like I have too much energy or not enough. Like I can’t sit still or [...]

I usually see the same hygienist at the dentist. Because when it comes to getting my teeth cleaned, I get a lot of anxiety. Not only do I have sensory processing disorder and PTSD, but I’ve had issues with my [...]

Since I’ve learned to regulate my nervous system enough so that I’m no longer living in fight-or-flight mode, I’ve started to notice the ways my life feels better. It was an adjustment. One that’s been hard to make. Because things [...]