by Talia Fletcher | Apr 19, 2022 | Blog
Being Vulnerable Bearing witness is sharing the parts of ourselves that we have hidden from the rest of the world. I survived by hiding myself, my pain, and my abuse. As I walk this path, I realize how important it is to continue sharing my story. To bring...
by Talia Fletcher | Apr 15, 2022 | Blog
I wrote about The Importance of Bearing Witness on December 22, 2020. Which now feels like a million years ago. Many things have changed in two years, but not my thoughts on how important it is for us to share our stories and to listen to the stories of others. ...
by Talia Fletcher | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Who knew? Not me. I am very aware of alcohol. Probably too aware of alcohol. Since I was thirteen years old, I have been aware of alcohol and realized that alcohol would take away my pain. And make me able to talk to people. Side...
by Talia Fletcher | Apr 8, 2022 | Blog
I was spiraling this past weekend as I wrote in Depression Spiral into Darkness. I went out hiking instead of the many things that my brain was telling me to do. It’s springtime here in the south. The forest is beginning to come alive. The vibrant colors of spring are...
by Talia Fletcher | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog
I have been pondering how best to write what I am about to write. It is never easy to sit within the darkness of one’s mind, which in this situation is my mind. I don’t like it, this darkness. I never realized how dark my mind could be until it wasn’t for a while. It...
by Talia Fletcher | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
When did that happen, I wonder? That other’s thoughts intruded and became more significant than mine? That the entire world became a dangerous place to be on the lookout for any possible threat? Somehow, there is wrongness with who I am and what I am doing? It...
by Talia Fletcher | Mar 22, 2022 | Blog
This piece I wrote in September 2021 during our RV adventures. We were in the mountains outside of Santa Barbara, CA. No cell service, no nothing. It was an interestingly isolating experience. And hubs was traveling for two weeks during that time. So I ended up living...
by Talia Fletcher | Mar 17, 2022 | Blog
Life’s Puzzle Pieces Every human being is born with a foundation (biological, genetic, neurological, etc.) of who they will be as they grow. It’s like we are a vessel that contains the pieces to the puzzle that will be our life. Our life experiences...
by Talia Fletcher | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog
I am working hard (in partnership with what I now call my “heal the dream” team, therapist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, etc.) to figure myself out. However, the wounds I have are deep, and there are times that I am tired of...
by Talia Fletcher | Mar 10, 2022 | Thoughts
Back to the Grind I am trying hard to go back to what I was initially writing and drawing for this week’s posts. I can’t. I am still thinking about L. A person that I have not spoken to in almost thirty years. And though I spent a lot of time hanging out with her back...
