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Not Here Anymore

Hello. Thank you for pausing a moment here… I feel it necessary to tell you, this is no longer an active space. Please join me at https://asoulisaresilientthing.com/ Looking forward to seeing you soon. R

CHANGES

Life has a funny way of making us grow. Often times growth is thrust upon us. Sometimes we do not recognize it as growth but instead see it as change. The truth is, they are the same…no? Years ago I started blogging as a way to deal with some complex emotions and issues, and as […]

Checking-in While Checked Out

It could go without saying but I will say it anyways – I have been absent. Normally this would be where I would insert an apology. I am not going to do that. Because I am not sorry, and I have nothing to apologize for… And you know what? I am super-duper proud of myself. […]

DIABETES AND GRIEF

** Trigger warning – this post deals with loss and contains some graphic descriptions. ** The last several weeks (and the present) have been incredibly difficult for me. A roller coaster of emotions that has left me wanting to puke. And thrown my blood sugars for an absolute loop. I do not deal well with […]

MOMMY-ING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

Parenting in general is difficult. There is a real struggle to find a harmonious balance between your needs and those of your child(ren). Sometimes it seems more impossible than a difficult task. Those parents who are simultaneously coping with mental illness tend to see those struggles amplified. The fact that I never wanted children is […]

BODY OF BETRAYAL

TRIGGER WARNING: this post contains events of self harm and sexual assault. Before we go any further, dive any deeper, please know that this was a difficult post. It has been in the works for several months and experienced many rewrites. I’m certain it is not well written in the least. And it took me […]

LOST IN MY MIND

Gosh, it’s been a spell. Which means this is likely to turn into a bit of a ramble. But I’m not going to apologize. Like I normally would. There would be no point. I have nothing to apologize for, right? Did I (semi) remove myself from the chaos encircling the world? Fucking right I did. […]

THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS

Mental health has gone mainstream. Viral even. But mental health is not mental illness. Even though the two terms are increasingly used as if they are synonyms. For those living in the US, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, here in Canada awareness is raised in October. Regardless, I thought it a relevant time to […]

INFO MANIAC

The amount of accessible information increases exponentially every single day. The digital era has brought along with it a consumption issue, an insatiable thirst unquenched even by the ever-growing availability of information. One trip to the web finds us absorbing inconceivable amounts of data. And that amount isn’t necessarily problematic. What is a problem is […]

OUT OF SIGHT, BUT ON MY MIND

Many of us have been in one spot for the last several weeks. But that hasn’t stopped me from feeling utterly and completely lost. Those dark feelings I am so used to feeling have lingered longer and heavier with each day that passes. The logic that resides so deeply within wants me to believe that […]