Tag: strength
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I’ll never get used to it
Grief seems to be the one constant in my life. Losing someone dear to you is always hard but when it’s someone who hadn’t even lived life it’s heart wrenching. The world has lost another young soul that left many behind wondering “What could we have done?” There are so many questions and few answers.…
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Am I Enough?
Today I’m trying to find things that will help me take care of me. Day one: what is your biggest struggle with loving yourself? — Loving myself? That’s something I didn’t even know I could do. Having been so obese for so long it’s been challenging over the years to even think I had a…
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Dear Pain,
You come in so many forms and you’re very personal. You’ve visited me many times and I have a love hate relationship with you. The full pain of childbirth was the most amazing feeling I’ve ever experienced and yet what you made me feel when I lost my mom almost killed me. How can you…
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15 Things About Me
I love learning about others. It’s one of my favorite things about working with adults on occasion. I’ve sat and held the hand of a 95 year old who is only on one medication and I’ve spoken to a 30 year old who’s falling apart. We all have a story. You may or may not…
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Top Ten: Surgery Essentials
If you’re headed into bariatric surgery, first let me congratulate you! You’ve made a decision to change your life and I know it wasn’t an easy decision to make! Having gone through this process myself, I’ve compiled a list of the top ten items you need to bring with you to the hospital. As usual…
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Freedom Friday
Freedom doesn’t come free. It comes from hard work and sacrifice. In the end it’s always worth it. I need to be freed. Free from my depression, my food addiction and my self doubt. I’m working on all of them. Depression: It’s a bitch. Just when I think I might not need my medication anymore…
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Flashback Friday
Losing weight was always something I wanted but couldn’t do on my own. But life still happened. Life is different now, but I’m happier and healthier. My kids have grown up and they see the difference in their mom. They’ve all told me how I’m happier and they love my energy. I will never regret…
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Being Still
Silence. The blissful sound of nobody. Peace. A way of being, when you’re alone. Tranquil. The body unwinding when there’s no stress. Relaxation. A foreign thing. How do I achieve this? Do I need to run away? Do people do that? Won’t I be judged by those I love? Won’t I miss them and feel…
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Mom Life
We are all busy. If you have one kid or 6 you’re busy. If you are blessed to stay home or work, you’re busy. If you’re married or single….busy! Because we are moms! Most of the “Mom population” takes care of the kids in most ways. We carry them, birth them, nurse them, take care…
My Journey’s My Own 