Category: Free Writing

Any Day Now Part 1

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023 thereallifeveganwife6 Comments

Please Note: Strong trigger warning for the topic of abortion. Did you know that a fetus has fingernails? The real question should be: why does it matter? I’m scanning through my journal for snippets to help me remember how everything felt back then. Almost two years ago I quit caffeine to balance my hormones. A… Continue reading Any Day Now Part 1

Posted in Abortion, Deep Work, Feminism, Free Writing, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Health, Identity Politics, Intersectionality, Lived Experience, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Self Care, Self Discovery, Uncategorized, Women's Cycle, Women's Health, Women’s Lives, Women’s Reproductive HealthTagged Abortion, Pro Choice, Right to Choose, Women's Health, Women’s Lived Experience, Women’s Reproductive Rights

2021

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 thereallifeveganwifeLeave a comment

Last January first I felt hopeful. I was searching for a way to be myself again. I felt like I had almost found it. I keep a picture from one Christmas morning sitting on the bookshelf in my office. It’s of me wearing a pink robe that I had just unwrapped. My dad in the… Continue reading 2021

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2 Things I’ve Realized While Being Sober in 2020:

November 14, 2020 thereallifeveganwifeLeave a comment

1) When you’re sober during a crisis, social media starts to look like a really bad, really desperate reality TV show (you know, the kind I love to watch). As a society, we rely on booze like the comforting friend most of us are taught to look to in times of trouble, and social media… Continue reading 2 Things I’ve Realized While Being Sober in 2020: