Dealing with Trauma and PTSD?.. 🙋♀️
I guess it is safe to say that I am not quite where I want to be as far as living with trauma and PTSD. There are 3 significant events in my life that have caused PTSD, two of them being medical. I am going to focus solely on the medical PTSD as far as…
Sweet Streams in a Valley
Is it appropriate to relate parts of this journey to a valley? Well, I suppose I get to decide. Please, let me explain. The word valley is symbolic of two polar opposite ideas. One, it can be representative of fertility, life, abundance, new growth, etc. But two, having grown up in the church, valley has…
Tribute to a Brand New Dad
The night was calm. We were 31 Weeks, 6 days into pregnancy. I told you Wednesday night I would feel more comfortable if you went ahead and packed a bag before we went to sleep. I packed a bag earlier in the day. You didn’t panic, but you didn’t hesitate. You trusted my instinct. Around…
Pregnancy Story Alert!
It’s long, not polished, or complete.. Pregnancy brain has me foggy, but I wrote it anyway! _____________________ I’ve learned throughout my life, especially in the last few years, that things don’t always go as planned! If you’ve read some of my writing in the past you may have caught wind of that… and the fact…
None of This is Your Business, But…
Please hear me when I say that you never know what someone is going through. You never know how bad and for how long. You never know if that person you see on social media is even allowed to expose the struggles in their life. But then, it’s is really none of your business anyway.
Norway and a Hike that Changed My Life
Norway has been on my mind for quite a while now.
If you haven’t already gathered by now, I love to travel and I love the wild. If at any point the two of those things coincide, I am literally in heaven. Norway was not the first foreign soil I stepped onto, nor is it…
My Love-Hate Relationship with Writing
Sometimes, you just have to get the mental roadblock (whatever thought is streaming through the mind saying “I don’t want to do (something you enjoy) because (insert feeling)”) off. your. chest.
Acknowledge it. Give it the time of day. This is a healthy practice. Don’t try to pretend that the thought/feeling doesn’t exist.
If you…
Live in the Moment…
I can intentionally set out on a journey of discovery through wandering. I can “wander” physically through the earth just to see what I find. I can “wander” mentally through my mind just to see what I find. Both of these activities are enticing to me personally, and produce a lot of natural learning about…
Trigger Warning
This morning I tripped through a wire that wasn’t supposed to be there. I was enjoying a nice walk with Chris and the girls (we always refer to our dogs as “the girls”) and there was no indication that anything was off this morning in my soul.. in my mind. And perhaps there really wasn’t.…
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Hi, I’m Samantha. Previously an elementary school teacher, I became a full-time author and blogger in 2021. When I’m not spending time working to crank out my next book or spending time in the great old outdoors, I love to write about life experiences, from love and adventure to heartache and loss. We’re all on this crazy ride together! Read more
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