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Pressure, Pressure Everywhere
Where does this pressure come from? From people's good intentions. Friends implying their opinions. My own internal dialogue from...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 26, 20237 min read


Calmly Aggressive
Aggression dressed up in a pretty package is like poison in a relationship. We may be unaware of our passive aggression but we are still...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 19, 20237 min read


Therapist Analysis
Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Fight for yourself. You are worth it.

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 13, 202312 min read


Riding The See-Saw of Unhealthy Relationships
When you trust someone and they "flip" on you as in saying one thing and then changing it later it undermines and cripples your trust...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 9, 20237 min read


Food Deprivation Harms
There's been something niggling at the back of my mind the last several days and I have been slowly able to put words to it and tonight I...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 6, 202312 min read
Moving...And Memories
When I was 22 I moved to my current state. It was the only way I could find to stay out of my parent's house. I stayed at an older...

Sparkling Diamond
Jun 7, 20235 min read


The Portrait of The Heart of a Survivor In The Eyes of an Abuser
Here's a beautiful painting of a young lady who is trying to do her best to heal. She is so creative and loves to bless others with her...

Sparkling Diamond
May 5, 20233 min read


Violated Boundaries
Last Monday an individual I had told I want no contact with chose to surprise me. When you don't have a good relationship with an...

Sparkling Diamond
Nov 10, 20223 min read


Connecting The Dots of Abuse
Just sharing my ponderings...please be respectful with your comments.... I saw this post the other day and I thought about how well they...

Sparkling Diamond
Jul 29, 20224 min read


I Am Capable Of Evil
⛔Trigger Warning: Proceed with caution⛔ Yesterday morning I was having a conversation with a friend and it reminded me of a memory: the...

Sparkling Diamond
Jul 3, 20225 min read


What Did Jesus Mean When He Said Deny Yourself?
Lately I've been learning a lot about healthy boundaries and relationships and what they look like and how if we don't take care of...

Sparkling Diamond
Jun 19, 202212 min read


Food Is A Choice?
I've just been realizing lately that I don't have to eat food like I did at home. I don't have to eat Mennonite foods if I don't want to....

Sparkling Diamond
Jun 12, 20222 min read


The Struggle Of Trying To Heal
I'm being very vulnerable here...please be kind with your comments... I about want to say this and mean it except it's not my mind...it's...

Sparkling Diamond
May 30, 20223 min read


Crying Baby
Today was a normal day. A normal day of being triggered. Today was one that doesn't happen very often. I was at work. I heard a baby...

Sparkling Diamond
May 27, 20221 min read


My Journey With Food
Who doesn't like good food? We all do, don't we? Food is meant to be nutrition for our bodies and to give us energy to do things that we...

Sparkling Diamond
Mar 30, 202212 min read


What Does It Mean To Be Separate From The World
There are many different religions and denominations around the world and all of them have their own unique identifiers. Most often they...

Sparkling Diamond
Feb 19, 202212 min read


On The Lighter Side Of Life
We are all made uniquely different from each other and no one likes exactly the same things. Even in nature everything is so diverse....

Sparkling Diamond
Jan 15, 20228 min read


Jesus And Women
Lately I've been thinking about women and how Jesus changed their status in life...it got started by my pastor when he was preaching on...

Sparkling Diamond
Dec 26, 20214 min read


A Preemie, A Bible and Spiritual Abuse
I knew somewhere that name was connected to a memory in the past but I couldn't think how or where...

Sparkling Diamond
Sep 10, 20218 min read


The Effects of Spiritual Abuse
Tonight I realized how much spiritual abuse is affecting me. It started with me searching the internet for ways to get back into reading...

Sparkling Diamond
Aug 20, 202110 min read
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