by Lisa Kohn | Feb 27, 2023 | Resilience
I’ve written before about the cult hymn I grew up with: How will I use this treasure store? How will I share this wordless joy? I’ll greet all men with a loving heart. I’ll speak the truth with a clear voice. I was taught to be a heavenly soldier for god and my “True...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 20, 2023 | Recovery
Yesterday was a day after a night when my sleep wasn’t enough. As I’ve said here, I really feel that. It f—s with me physically, mentally, emotionally, psychically…you name it-ally. I reached out to a few friends, because one of the mentally effects was that I...
by Lisa Kohn | Jan 30, 2023 | Resilience
As a former #cultkid – as someone whose brain was intentionally carved so that I would have no concept of (or need for, or ability to have) boundaries and needs – I can still have a hard time figuring out what’s mine and what’s not. What is my responsibility? What are...
by Lisa Kohn | Jan 9, 2023 | Recovery
“In a single moment – with a single choice – your entire life can be different.” Thank you @jamilareddy for this thought (check out their post). “You can start over. You can end that pattern. You can transform that habit.” I know this, and I needed to hear it again. I...
by Lisa Kohn | Nov 14, 2022 | Resilience
We’ve learned to label emotions “good” and “bad” or “okay” and “not.” We’ve learned to push our feelings down and away, to plaster on a smiley face, to say “anyway” at the end of sentences (or paragraphs) where we’re being real but we think we’re being a downer. We’ve...