It has been a few months since I wrote anything that was not a review. I am sure at least a few of my readers have noticed. But I have been focused on self-care you see. The new year brought a lot of big and hard things to my life. The big one being the break of my long-term power dynamic. Combined with everything else that was dragging me down, I took a huge blow to my emotional and mental…
Words have power, something I have written about before. Taking them back and making them your own. Though sometimes there are whole phrases that take over your mind. I have recently been taking time to disavow them and make your own affirmation instead. Learning to fall in love with the things used against you. “You look like ten pounds of potatoes in a five-pound sack.” Those words ring in my ears with every piece of clothing I try on. Every…
Content Warning: Shaming of body and sexuality. Abusive relationships and language used during the relationship. Through the years, the relationship that I have had with my body has been a rocky one. From my childhood until now, I have struggled with my weight and looks. It is only been recently that I have been taking the leap to really start to love my body. I started to think about where it started, how it affected me, and the changes I…