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Disclaimer: I will be talking about my experience with suicide and details about Tim’s death. If you find these to be hard topics, I...
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Kristy C
Jan 247 min read
We never truly know what someone is going through
Disclaimer, I will be talking about suicide, I will be talking about bi-polar disorder, I will be talking about mania and survivors of...
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Kristy C
Jan 227 min read
Insight from my fellow ITP Warriors
With January being National Blood Donor month, I thought it would be appropriate to share a little about ITP (Immune Thrombocytopenia),...
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Kristy C
Jan 142 min read
Smiling through it
I saw a quote the other day that said, ‘I smile to stop myself from crying’ and I felt that. Following that I saw one that said, ‘You...
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Kristy C
Jan 54 min read
She's a Fighter - Kristin's Story (Feature Friday)
She’s a Fighter – Kristin's Story (Written by her Dad, Clay) Aug 9th 2020. The most painful day of my life. I cannot believe it has...
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Kristy C
Dec 31, 20232 min read
New Year New Swag
How am I going into 2024? Like I was pushed out of a human catapult, arms flailing, legs kicking, screaming and unsure where I’ll land. I...
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Kristy C
Dec 27, 20234 min read
Survival Mode
This phrase can mean so many things. When I think about survival mode, I think about doing what we have to, in order to keep going....
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Kristy C
Dec 18, 20233 min read
The ripple effect of having PTSD and experiencing Trauma
Warning: This post may be a trigger to some people, go ahead & pass it over if so In my 38 years of being on earth, I had never really...
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Kristy C
Dec 14, 20234 min read
How to Help a Grieving Friend During the Holidays
Typically, the holiday season is full of happy families, friends, great food, even better company and joy. However, this isn’t the case...
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Kristy
Dec 10, 20234 min read
Grief Guide to Surviving the Holidays
If you are like me and grieving this holiday season, I am giving you a huge virtual hug right now. This is no easy feat but we must get...
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Kristy
Dec 4, 20235 min read
365 Days and Sober AF!
This isn’t something that I’ve outright openly shared with many people. My close circle knows the path I’ve been on and once and awhile I...
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Kristy
Nov 26, 20234 min read
I can’t believe it’s been five months
These last five months have felt like the longest five months of my life but at the same time feels like just yesterday. It feels like...
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Kristy
Nov 14, 20232 min read
Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
This year Survivors of Suicide Loss Day happens to fall on my birthday, November 18th. How appropriate, right? At first, I was I was...
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Kristy
Nov 8, 20232 min read
YOU Matter
As most of you know by now I'm very passionate about Mental Health Advocacy and trying to break the cycle of mental health being taboo...
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Kristy
Oct 31, 20237 min read
Survivor's Grief
This is where I am and this is where I am stuck. For some reason I can’t move passed this and today I googled how long does it take to...
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Kristy
Oct 13, 20235 min read
Guilt and Grief
Guilt: Feeling responsible or regretful for a perceived offense, real or imaginary. Survivors Guilt: A person may experience survivor's...
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Kristy
Sep 26, 20234 min read
Learning to live again...
93 days… 93 days without the love of my life. Today marks three months that you left this earth and it feels like just yesterday when my...
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Kristy
Sep 14, 20234 min read
Grief is Hard
Losing anyone is hard. I've experienced a lot of loss in my life; family, friends, co-workers, pets, etc. but nothing has ever compared...
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Kristy
Sep 5, 20233 min read
Underneath it all...
A sweet friend of mine posted something the other day that hit me to the core. She has recently come out on the upside of battling stage...
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