my favourite fairy tale

It’s What’s Your Favourite day over at Revenge of Eve, and today’s topic is fairly tales. I don't have much recollection of being read to as a child. My mother loves to read, so I think it must have happened but I don't remember it. What I do remember is watching Disney movies every Sunday night …

When talking fails

One day, a little while ago, when I couldn't string words into sentences and the only thing going through my mind was, 'life is so unfair because some people are  just assholes', I picked up some pieces of paper and started putting things down (random words, doodles, memories etc.). By the time I was finished I …

how to be okay with gray

They say there two ways of thinking: 1. black and white – right/wrong, yes/no, good/bad, start/finish. 2. gray – moving forward, a step closer, an opportunity to learn, things end in -ish (right, wrong, finished). I am a black and white thinker. It feels safe to me. Things are happening or not happening. Something is …

therapy woes–bringing the ‘L’ word front and centre

I think I thought a lot about how things would be before I started on my therapy journey. Some of what has happened so far I'm pretty sure I expected but others not so much. The one thing I did not bargain for in therapy, was T. Yes, I do understand that a therapist is part …

tell me

When will it make sense? When will it end? There is no benchmark by which to measure the success or failure of it all because I am in a place I've never been before. I don't know if there are steps and stages but if there are, I have no idea where I fit. Tell …

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

My oldest son has what I like to call a very 'spirited' personality. He is a boy. He's a rough and tough and expressive boy. He'll soon turn 9 and will be coming to an age where I expect his independence will continue to grow and he'll start to be more interested in his friends …