I don’t usually take a day to simply rest and allow my nervous system to recover after a high-intensity situation. Normally I keep moving, keep working, and keep pushing forward. Today I chose to do something different. I decided to take advantage of the new focus settings I programmed into my Apple devices and allow… Read more: A Day Of Silence

Yesterday, while working on Auntie M’s Advocacy Project, the site was unexpectedly suspended by an automated system. No warning. No explanation. Just gone. It turns out the platform’s automated filters flagged the project as potential spam. When a site is brand new and pages are being created quickly, the system sometimes assumes something suspicious is… Read more: Unexpectedly Suspended

One of the most important questions someone I loved ever asked me was simple. “Do you believe what I told you happened to me really happened? That these are my memories?” I told him yes. Because I do. When someone shares their memories of pain or trauma, my job is not to interrogate them. It… Read more: Belief Without Surrender

There is a pattern that exists in many abusive relationships. It begins with someone who knows how to control a room. Someone who understands how to manipulate sympathy, avoid accountability, and shift blame when things go wrong. A person who can present themselves as misunderstood or wounded while quietly creating chaos around them. People like… Read more: The Moment a Victim Becomes a Survivor

I met someone during one of the most vulnerable periods of my life. I believed I was helping a person who was struggling, someone who needed stability and compassion while trying to heal. Looking back, I can see how easily vulnerability can be exploited. At the time, this person was focused on recovering traumatic memories… Read more: When Compassion Becomes Vulnerability

I have been designing websites using HTML for over twenty years. I’ll admit I’m a little out of practice, and using WordPress is slightly outside my usual way of creating things. That doesn’t mean I’m incapable of building something amazing. It just means I’m focusing on function first, and beauty will follow. Right now my… Read more: A Few Hiccups to Start the Launch

I have always had this big dream in my head. For most of my life, I have been the person people came to when they needed someone to listen. I asked others why they didn’t stand up for themselves, while rarely taking my own advice. I was the quiet one, the peacekeeper, the caregiver, and… Read more: Am I losing my mind?