Author Archives: Smiling Through It All
Childhood Trauma
The mind of a child is already complex. After my attack, I was now burdened with uncontrollable anger, anxiety and I was also triggered into hyper sexual activity. You hear the phrase all the time “she is fass”. She is this and she is that. She is promiscuous. How about she has an issue? SheContinue reading “Childhood Trauma”
LIFE AS A COLLEGE ATHLETE
How did I get my scholarship? Nothing could have prepared me for college athletics!!!!οοοο The amount of running. It required tons of time and effort. There was βtonsβ of running. I worked out all summer Arkansas. I lifted and ran at War Memorial Fitness Center in my home city. I was actually employed at theContinue reading “LIFE AS A COLLEGE ATHLETE”
THE “Diagnosis”
I was diagnosed with depression, anxiety disorder and PTSD after my ex and I separated. I struggled with these things for years but I think the diagnosis is what made it real. I thought to myself I am flawed I have a medical condition. After a total meltdown after a martial counseling session I hadContinue reading “THE “Diagnosis””
Childhood Trauma
I made a promise to always be the best mom I could possibly be because that was the main puzzle pieces missing in my life. The presences of a mom has always been a sore topic of discussion for me. My biological mom had me at 17-years-old. She was freshman in college and worked aContinue reading “Childhood Trauma”
Travel Tips
There are millions of tips out there on how to fly with kids, what to bring on camping vacations, which suitcase to buy, where to go and what to see in just about every corner on Earth. What I want to share today is something a little different β something that we discovered last summerContinue reading “Travel Tips”
Smiling Through It All 