5 golden years

my thoughts

  • epilogue

    I’ve been putting this off for a while. Today being Thanksgiving, I am taking a stab at it. One of my Mother’s friends I got to know, at 103 years of age, let me know she was, “Still learning.” At which I gasped, “Really, it never ends? I need a break.” Well, I have had…

  • living backwards

    While plowing forwards, I came across the concept of “living backwards” (C.A. Lawson, 2000). Pausing to think this through, I am reminded of an analogy I often share with my clients, “Emotional healing is just like physical healing from a deep wound. Scabs form, fall off, smaller scabs form and fall off, the process continuing…

  • living in borderland

    I am working on a comprehensive expose of understanding and living with my Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Mother. The multipart series is coming soon. I thank you for your patience and support. And, I have to tell you, reviewing and re-living my experiences to share with you, while emotionally provoking and bringing grief to work…

  • grieving

    The subject of grieving is multi-faceted. For clarity, I start by defining grieving, followed by the process of grieving (historically as well as current thinking), ending with my experiences. Grieving is the response to life changes (positive or negative), demonstrated by manifesting annoyance, distress or sorrow. Some examples that apply here: loss of physical ability,…