overcoming abuse – GF Recipes and Writings

Vindication…At Least For Now

I was once a strong 17-year-old woman who was the Concertmaster of her youth symphony. Who walked around with her head held high. Who owned whatever area she was in. I was the one they looked up to. I was the leader. I was the warrior. Then I met David. He was wonderful to me.Continue reading “Vindication…At Least For Now”

Being Catholic: A Little Thing about Divorce

If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I am Roman Catholic. This is not a judgement on anyone (because, after all, who am I to judge?!!!) Just a statement of fact. As a Catholic, you may wonder how I reconcile the fact of being divorced with my CatholicContinue reading “Being Catholic: A Little Thing about Divorce”

Trauma

I had a lovely chat with a librarian today. We were discussing many things, but did get around to trauma. How many people have trauma; how no one’s trauma is worse than another’s trauma. It’s all just trauma. No matter what you have been through, I want to make you aware that you are notContinue reading “Trauma”