healing – Thirty-Three

Avoidance

This March 1st (2026) marks 5 years now since my brother Mike died. In my last post I talked about the last time I saw him alive, as he died right near the end of the prison sentence determined at that court hearing. If you haven’t listened to the podcast episodes linked in the priorContinue reading “Avoidance”

Fear and Anger and Pain

In my last post I described a little of what Mike and I’s teenaged years felt like. To continue on that thread I will tell you that by the time Mike was around 15/16 years old he was deeply buried in the swirling world of his constant drug use, trying to keep his demons fromContinue reading “Fear and Anger and Pain”

How Did I End Up Here?

I’m back! I know, I know, I left everyone hanging for 3 years while I went into my little hidey hole. Opening up your heart to the world is a scary endeavor after all, and I was still deeply in the trenches of my healing when I started this blog. A lot of life hasContinue reading “How Did I End Up Here?”