self-care – Page 6 – PhD in Being Me

At the end

At the end – a poem At the end I am emptied out I am numb I am a shell of myself Is this bad? Is this the true end? Or is this the end of who I used to be? Of how I used to relate to the world? All of this death, theseContinue reading “At the end”

Shedding more than just my skin

Today, I feel like I am a snake who is getting ready to shed my skin. Except that I I don’t want to just shed my skin, I want to shed more. I want to shed my old, victim like ways. I want to shed this safe resting place that I have taken shelter andContinue reading “Shedding more than just my skin”

Shutting down

I shut down sometimes. Sometimes I shut others out. Sometimes it feels like I’m shutting myself out. Shutting down. Is it a healthy coping mechanism? No, I don’t really think so. Is it okay that I do it? Ya, I think so. Sometimes my computer just gets that loading circle right when I’m in theContinue reading “Shutting down”

Always blooming

I’ve been sick the past few days and it has helped put things in perspective. Even when I am sick or struggling with the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and anxiety, I am always blooming. Even when I feel like I am taking several steps back, I am always blooming. It’s so easy to getContinue reading “Always blooming”

Finding My Power

I have been scared and intimidated by anger in the past. I have also been wanting to get to know my anger and to create more space for it within me. I have chronic fatigue syndrome. Over the last several years, I have hated myself for it, resented, blamed and berated myself and my bodyContinue reading “Finding My Power”

Going to war with myself

In this self-care, self-love journey, I have noticed that there are times when I am going to war with myself. It was an important but sad realization. How many of us have improved our relationships with ourselves, friends and family and the world, but are still fighting on the inside? My hope is that withContinue reading “Going to war with myself”

Self-Love and Self-Care Bill of Rights

In December, I learned about The Mourner’s Bill of Rights, by Dr. Alan Wolfelt. It is a very heartfelt list of “rights” for grieving people so that they may fully process and experience their grief. I felt so supported while hearing those rights that it inspired me to create my own Self-Love and Self-Care BillContinue reading “Self-Love and Self-Care Bill of Rights”

Ambassadors

From 2015 to 2018, I was so deeply inspired by the massive spiritual and personal growth I was going through. I would often just be making a meal, sitting, or working and then I would be filled with some words that I just had to type out very quickly. As I understand it now, theContinue reading “Ambassadors”

False Perfection

I wrote this poem in 2017. It was when I knew that I could be kinder to myself and I was experimenting with how to do so. I remember just feeling so constrained and wondering what I was trying to measure up to and why. I like the strain in this poem and the dawningContinue reading “False Perfection”

This is Me

I wrote the poem below in April 2021. It is still so valid and really represents my journey in working towards a PhD in Being Me. It is very raw and vulnerable and makes me feel so proud of myself and how far I have come. May it inspire you too! xoxoxoxo This is MeContinue reading “This is Me”