Category Archives: Healing

Session with Erica

Posted on October 1, 2014 by jenny

I had a session with Erica yesterday.  I’ve been seeing her since June, but because she was away a lot during the summer, I just had to hold on.  When she finally got back for good, it took a while … Continue reading →

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Baby Jenny Opens Up

Posted on September 22, 2014 by jenny

Because of the work I have been doing on the earliest part of my life, some very new experiences have been happening to me.  And memories of good times. This little girl is looking at the world with excited, expectant … Continue reading →

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Depression & Apathy

Posted on August 25, 2014 by jenny

I was tired all day and I’m still tired but this morning I’m feeling bleak.  It would be depression except that I know intellectually that help is just around the corner. I want to think about the difference between apathy … Continue reading →

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Box of Stories

Posted on August 21, 2014 by jenny

Once again I am feeling apathetic.  This is the third week of my therapist’s vacation, and I’m feeling a little like she doesn’t exist, and it’s very hard to get my energy up to do anything, or even to make … Continue reading →

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Healing with Art

Posted on August 17, 2014 by jenny

The Daily Good sends out a piece of positive news every day.  I don’t always read them right away.  Today I went back and started reading old ones that I had never looked at.  This one is from early January … Continue reading →

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A New Stage of Healing

Posted on July 22, 2014 by jenny

I started a new medication in May.  It’s one of a class of medications that are mood stabilizers.  I felt very odd after taking it for the first time, and the same sort of oddness each time I raised the … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on July 5, 2014 by jenny

Someone told me recently that she thought I should forgive my mom.  I’ve been thinking about that.  I’ve forgiven her many times and then later found that some tight cramp in my psyche was still there.  Recently I’ve been thinking … Continue reading →

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“Remedial Joy” Stories

Posted on June 4, 2014 by jenny

This suggestion is from Martha Beck, Finding your own North Star, pp214-215 She says “If you can’t cast your mind back to experiences that make you thrill with joy, you’re due for some remedial work.”  So I went back and … Continue reading →

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Rescuing my True Self from the Cage of Lies

Posted on June 3, 2014 by jenny

I haven’t posted to the blog since May 15.  I’ve been having a pretty tough time.  I wrote a longish piece about wanting to die and read it to a friend.  She said not to post it because people would … Continue reading →

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Day of Grace

Posted on May 6, 2014 by jenny

Yesterday was a day of grace.  The night before I saw that my car battery (the hybrid battery that gets me 45mpg) was way down and I was afraid something wasn’t working properly.  I called my car guys, and said … Continue reading →

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