Tag Archives: depression

Dream a little dream of me.

Posted on June 1, 2020 by tec

I stayed up all night accidentally and now, suddenly, the sky is light and the birds are chirping away and it’s 4:57. My numbers. I never got tired. Even now I’m not so tired. What a weird night. And a … Continue reading →

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To divide something so real.

Posted on December 22, 2019 by tec

So I want to talk about all of my weekly goals. Delve a little into what they look like and what they mean to me. How it all came to be. I should probably do this before I have weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all the italics, anxiety, avoidance, binge eating disorder, coping mechanisms, depression, drink water, eating window, finding joy, goals, gretchen rubin, intermittent fasting, one foot in front of the other, progress, rachel martin, self awareness, self care, taking all the steps, the next best step, turning on 2020 early, weekly goals, whole30, work in progress | Leave a comment

The minor fall and the major lift.

Posted on December 11, 2019 by tec

What a difference a year (or six) can make. The last two weeks have been one crazy thing after another. My insurance is no longer accepting my doctor and physical therapist, so I either have to change insurance or change … Continue reading →

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The sun broke free of the clouds.

Posted on October 16, 2019 by tec

A letter to my husband: He once told you that I feel trapped. And I feel like it’s the biggest disservice he ever did us. There was never ever going to be me convincing you otherwise because his word was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged [ . . . ], a story of us, anxiety, depression, healing, I would have sent this as an email instead but today you have other things going on and I'd rather you read this when you're supposed to, marriage, opportunity for growth, overcoming, stress | Leave a comment

Defending his light.

Posted on October 12, 2019 by tec

I woke up. And he’s still not here.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged [ . . . ], depression, detox, family, I love you even when I can't see you in there, recovery, withdrawal, you will be back | Leave a comment

Forever your girl.

Posted on October 8, 2019 by tec

Three hours ago, it was like this. And then the kids came with me to the store! We drove the 12 minutes to Stop #1 and I came to realize I didn’t have my driver’s license or money. So we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged anxiety, depression, dogs, driving, forever silver lining girl, kids, optimistic, shopping, the luxury of being alive | Leave a comment

Swallow the light from the sun.

Posted on July 24, 2019 by tec

It’s like the glass floor beneath my feet has spiderweb’d into a million stray lines that, at any moment, could splinter to their end and fall away completely. I haven’t written in forever. I post on twitter occasionally, but I … Continue reading →

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