Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria

I came across this article today and it has resonated with me. I have PTSD. I have been diagnosed, treated and I am proud of my work to make my life with this a little better. To assume I could come out the other side unscathed would have been naïve…

New Years check in week one. Whew! I developed some tarnish. And after only a week. So much so I had to go back to last week to see what I promised myself. My goodness! Look at me last week, all bright and shiny. Like anything that takes work, reminders…

I love this day. I really do. New Year’s comes in like a bright shiny penny, full of expectations and hope. Last year drifts off into the sunset leaving me with reflection. What could I have done better? What could have been so much worse? We are settled into our…

I have just finished Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. And I recommend. It’s an easy read, a funny book and I keep quoting her. She talks about the lies we tell ourselves. The lies we believe and repeat to ourselves. And repeat. And repeat. And repeat. As a grieving…