I am so very honored to have Hayley Lau here today. This guest post is very important to me. It is a shining example of Permission-Based Healing, though I don’t claim to say that Hayley was influenced by my work when she wrote it. In her courage, Hayley is one of the deepest writers I know. She…
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Written on
December 30, 2011 by
Yael in
Anxiety,
Comfort-Zone,
Experimenting,
Fear,
Gratitude,
guilt,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
PPDemons,
Progress,
Rainy Day Letters,
Self-Care,
Self-Kindness,
Setbacks,
Trust
And the the giveaway winner is: Laura. Hugs to all who didn’t win this time, more chances coming soon. This post is dedicated to my beloved #ppdchat friends. I’ve been so consumed with creating events and classes here in Ithaca, that I’ve been rather absent on twitter. I miss you all, I’ll be back soon….
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This post is dedicated to Amy B. I am stroking your hair and sending adoption papers Godspeed your way. Forced Gratitude Tastes Like Guilt Now that’s a title for a Thanksgiving post, isn’t it? As a mother recovering from anxiety and depression, there are plenty of moments where I have zero access to the truckloads…
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Written on
September 23, 2011 by
Yael in
Anxiety,
Blogging,
Comfort-Zone,
Community,
Fear,
Listening to the Body,
People I Love.,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
Suicide Prevention,
Trust
Just bear in mind that you have to follow the outline religiously, the same way it is done in mfa creative writing.
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Written on
August 25, 2011 by
Yael in
Experimenting,
Fear,
guilt,
Listening to the Body,
Non Violent Communications,
pain,
People I Love.,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
Progress,
Self-Care,
Setbacks,
Trust
I’m in pain. Because my . And because . I don’t like pain. Not one bit. And I’m a wuss. And I’m talking major pain. I mean, I’ve had neck and back pain before. This is a completely different order of magnitude. This is scary. My first inclination is to fight. Fight the pain, fight the crying, fight…
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Written on
August 24, 2011 by
Yael in
Comfort-Zone,
creativity,
Discomfort Tolerance,
Experimenting,
Fear,
pain,
Permission-Based Healing.,
Postpartum Depression,
Progress,
Self-Care,
Setbacks,
Trust
Remember this? It’s almost as good as “I’ll have what she’s having.” And much closer to home. I remember being 32 and feeling like Sally felt about 40, despite the fact I was married to a wonderful man and was pregnant with my first child. And today, I’m exactly one month away from this dreaded…
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