Poem

Unlearning Distorted Thinking

Unlearning Distorted Thinking

I was scrolling through social media dreaming about all the things I want to do because I see someone else having fun doing it.After about 30 mins, I realized I'm starting to get judgy, of myself and others…Criticism, jealousy, envy, self-pity I put down the phone to...

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My Personal Slogans

My Personal Slogans

MES SLOGANS PERSONNELS Au fil de mon parcours, je me suis mise à écrire, et c’est devenu pour moi un outil puissant de libération. D’abord en vers, quand j’étais seule à me débattre avec ma vie et ma mémoire traumatique, sans rien y comprendre :(…) Car on m’a déjà...

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Shotgun Wedding

Shotgun Wedding

I study an old photograph from sixty-five years ago.My parents are cutting their wedding cake.I see Mom, three months pregnant, scared and uncertain, younger than her appearance.I see daddy-Monster, arrogant and dominant, younger than his appearance, with a predatory...

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Distorted Thinking

Distorted Thinking

Chapter 11, page 129The Loving Parent Guidebook(Part / paraphrasing) This book can help me address my distorted thinking. By naming my experience:(I realize that I am not my thoughts and my thoughts, at times, are not my reality,they are reactions and responses to...

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Breath (a poem to myself)

Breath (a poem to myself)

Breathe, breathe deeply.The past trauma is gone.Scream if necessary.Exhale the injustice, the violence, the gaslighting.Inhale the fresh air of peace.Exhale the predators – they are long gone.Inhale the fight for freedom.Exhale the past abuse.Inhale the years of...

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