by johannasr2 | Apr 23, 2020 | Family, Fibromyalgis, My Illness
My friend’s article and today inspired me: Sometimes the pain is just a hum in the background of my experience. I can distract myself from it. I can do chores around the house like dishes and laundry. And then the pain comes screaming at me: “Me, Me, Me, Look at...
by johannasr2 | Apr 7, 2020 | Education, Family, Parenting, Psychology, Relationships
We act like we can’t stand our own children What the hay? Everyone keeps meme-ing about giving teachers a jillion dollars and how hard it is to spend the day with their kids. What the, what? One little afternoon with two kids is overwhelming that is because the kids...
by johannasr2 | Nov 24, 2019 | Childhood Abuse, Family, Relationships, Response to Trauma
Vlad Kutepov with Unsplash If I didn’t understand trauma informed care, I wouldn’t understand her story. She told me that she couldn’t exercise because the harsh breathing evoked by her exercise brought her back to the harsh breathing she experienced when she...
by johannasr2 | Apr 26, 2019 | Family, Love, Parenting, Parenting Adults
We begin parenting in earnest… As I get older and embrace being a grandparent, I see myself moving farther and farther away from parenting. What I have found is that the person I am, to be a mother, changes with the age of my child. Additionally, it is not the...
