The Unquiet Page
Fire & Truth
Words from the middle of it.
Not the other side.
Essays, reflections, open letters, and honest stories about healing, foster care, adoption, identity, and the hard work of becoming who you were always meant to be.
Only Crazy People Go To Therapy" (Part 2)
How I was taught therapy = crazy. How those lies kept me from help during foster care crisis. What actually happened when I finally went. Part 2 of 2.
Washing Off the Day
So what is self care really?
It is the things you do to keep yourself functional, present, and whole.
Sometimes it is a massage. Sometimes it is a vacation. Sometimes it is a long bath with candles and a glass of wine.
And sometimes it is standing in a hot shower at 9pm after a day that tried to take everything from you and just letting the water do what water does.
Wash it off. Start again tomorrow.
That is enough. That has always been enough.