I come from a small family. My parents had 3 children; however my middle sister died at 3 before I was born and my older sister was, well, older...by 8 years. By the time I was 9 she left to go to school in Edmonton, Alberta. We half joke that we were raised as only …
Faith and Mental Illness
I remember during my first 7 years in Saskatchewan, Canada, going to church every Sunday. I loved Sunday School and vaguely remembered learning about Jesus. Then we moved out west and for some reason we stopped going to church. I never really did find out why and it wasn't something a young girl asks...at least not …
The Persian Rug Flaw
I have been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember. With rock-bottom self-esteem issues and people in my life being hypercritical, this can be a volatile combination...and it was for most of my life. I would do and redo things trying to make them just perfect, but never feeling they, or I, measured …
