recovery

By 8 a.m. I was in the dentist’s chair, / Shaking hands with people in scrubs.

I won’t go back to him, but I’ll keep his hoodie if I can’t get rid of it yet. He taught me a lot about beauty, it’ll take time to forget

Periods of sadness, exhaustion and dissociation are inevitable for me. What has kept me going is learning how to manage the waves.

Instead of puncturing a hole through my face, I had to find different ways to get that coming-of-age movie feeling. Something only teenage rebellion gives.

If you or someone you know happens to catch COVID-19, remember to implement self-care, human connection and ample rest for a smooth recovery.

Here are three of the most valuable tips that personally helped me arrive at the healthy relationship I have with exercise today.

The best joys in “Recovery” come from the rarities that mark, sometimes punctuate, time’s passage: the interludes, the waiting music and the moments spent figuring out whether Scott is a “brawny sexpot” or “garden gnome.”

It wasn’t until I started journaling and addressing the root of my pain that I realized how my trauma had impacted my sex life. Being a survivor of violence has meant unlearning my dangerous coping mechanisms and unpacking my unhealthy relationship to sex.