What Can I Do?

“What can I do now that this has happened?” In my late 20s, I tried to read a Danielle Steele novel. After two chapters, I threw the novel against the wall thinking there’s no way one character could experience four major traumas in a two-year time span. I now know, whether in fact or fiction, life challenges have few warning signs and do, indeed, come in quick succession. My life is proof of how trauma, loss, […]

I Am Selfish

A person sitting in the lotus position with their hands on their knees.

I Am Selfish I’m called selfish because, after years of being sick from unresolved trauma, I decided to concentrate on my own healing. It took two diagnoses of cancer, high blood pressure, depression and diabetes to kick myself in the butt and take responsibility for my health. Sure, I have lousy DNA but somewhere along the line I convinced myself that I didn’t deserve to be well. It was a myth that developed when I was […]