Building a book for self-publishing

As many readers will know, the release of my new book, Unraveled, is imminent. “Yeah yeah,” I hear you thinking, “she’s been banging on about this for months” – and you will be right. [Although I don’t believe I’ve ever...

Through the forest, but not alone

Since I started writing about all this stuff I’ve been writing about, I’ve received a number of messages and emails from people who say they can really relate. Some say that they find my posts hard to read because it mirrors their own experience in a way...

When understanding is overrated

Years ago when I started seeing a shrink, I learned that there are ideal conditions by which a child develops in a healthy way, and when those conditions are thwarted, the child’s development gets derailed. Those ideal conditions presuppose that a child grows up...

The holy water and the demon

I have had such a strong response to the last post I wrote – thank you to everyone who has commented, emailed, messaged, or even spoken to me about it in person. Clearly narcissism is far more common than one might be inclined to think, and many people have been...

My mother, revisited

Six years ago this week my mother died, and left behind an extremely painful legacy. It’s always hard when someone leaves this world with unfinished business. Death is so final, and at least while the person is alive, there’s always that small chance that maybe, just...