by Lisa Kohn | Apr 24, 2023 | Recovery, Resilience
Perhaps there’s something about being raised in a cult that carves guilt and shame deeply into one’s psyche. (Trust me there is.) Perhaps it’s something that many, if not all, of us have had inflicted into us, one way or another. Either way, I am realizing more and...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 17, 2023 | Recovery, Resilience
I feel like a broken record as I write, again, that healing is not linear and now can be hard. I’m tired of feeling that way, and I’m tired of writing that. I could clearly have even more self-compassion. So many of us have been so conditioned to push ourselves...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 10, 2023 | Recovery
I can get very easily confused. It is always (or at least sometimes still) difficult for me to decipher the difference between doing what’s next best for me to heal, move forward, and embrace joy and trying hard to make things happen. This is true with my health. Am I...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 3, 2023 | My Story
It was, again, in therapy that this came to me. It is, of course, not a surprise after a cancer diagnosis and journey. (Stay tuned, it’s nearly my cancerversary!) What happens when you’re faced with a life-threatening diagnosis and journey? At least for me, you choose...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 27, 2023 | Resilience
Today is a hurting day. Wish it wasn’t, but it is. They happen. Wish they didn’t, but they do. I’m doing my best to do the hurting days differently. To love and care for myself beyond measure. To do all I can to soothe my heart. I know how to soothe my heart. I know...
