Today’s takeaway from psychotherapy. We covered skills and coping as well. Perhaps, when recognizing one’s own disenfranchisement, this is healthy, even normal. I suppose, Diary. I could be a disenchanted participant. What good what that really do? Truthfully, though, I am a little. Jaded as well. Welcome to a healthy amount of numbing oneself toContinue reading “Disenfranchised”
Tag Archives: Advocating
A Great Question. Maybe.
My medication management provider, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, just asked me a question. She does not know what made her think of it. The question? If Wolf and I were not together, would each of us be living in the truck, or, would we be elsewhere? Whoa. Wow. Hm. Um. Wolf, possibly. Probably, couch surfingContinue reading “A Great Question. Maybe.”
Taxes, aargh!!!
Dear Diary, Three times I have gone into my account to complete this task. Three times, unsuccessfully. Next, I lock myself out of one account. Okay. Until I found out I have to wait for my temporary password to arrive via United States Postal Mail! In my area, the mail is a mess for mostContinue reading “Taxes, aargh!!!”
2021 arrived!
Not only has the year arrived, it seemed to slide in like an old quote I remember. “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally wornContinue reading “2021 arrived!”
N.Y. isn’t a Housing First State. We know!
We are two of its victims. Yes, I wrote victims. Because we, as are the underrepresented numbers of others, are victims. We were before the global pandemic. We are during it. (Honestly, at this moment, I cannot see an end to the pandemic, never mind the homeless and homeseeking populations.) Add in those who areContinue reading “N.Y. isn’t a Housing First State. We know!”
A Few Notes about this blog
Right now, Wolf is heading back to court for a second order of protection based on new information recently learned. That leaves me to be concerned for our mental and emotional wellbeing. The primary reason is we are both triggered and a number of unpleasant feelings arise for each of us, individually, and as aContinue reading “A Few Notes about this blog”
Speechless, over Strengths Perspective
In disclosure, I have my Master’s Degree in Social Work. This did not stop me from being speechless in couples therapy when our therapist said, “Wolf sees you from a strengths perspective.” It is true. We spoke about it. He does see me that way. The quintessential core of social work and until she saidContinue reading “Speechless, over Strengths Perspective”
Someone is actively and consciously choosing to protect us
For the first time in three years, I feel believed by a person outside of my treatment team. That is amazing and validating. It may seem ridiculous to you. It used to me also. Yet it is real and for once, I see other people seeing and believing what even the courts and law continueContinue reading “Someone is actively and consciously choosing to protect us”
December 14, 2020
The weather is miserable here. Snow coming also. It is days such as this that serve as stark reminders, to me, of how little we have and how hard it really is to survive, homeless and traumatized. As in death, the world around you goes on. The same can be said of homelessness. While IContinue reading “December 14, 2020”
December 12, 2020
Simply checking in with myself. Randomly, of course! 🤗😳😁 Wolf and I were just talking about this year versus last year. The differences. For good and bad. This seems worthy of recall, so here it is. Dear Diary, Last year, Wolf was busier at this time. He had different focus. Still messing around with matters.Continue reading “December 12, 2020”
Rusty & Wolf 2019 