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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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Kristy
Aug 26, 20235 min read
A Letter to my Husband…
Today officially marks two months since your beautiful soul left this earth. To be honest, I was in a pretty big fog for many weeks,...
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Kristy
Aug 20, 20234 min read
Failed by the System: Part 2 Reflection
After I wrote my last blog about being failed by a specific “mental health” facility, I had so much anger in me. I am resentful towards...
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Kristy
Aug 17, 20237 min read
Life is Weird... Creating Boundaries is Good!
I think it’s safe to say that when we hear someone has passed, we don’t know what to say. Death is weird, awkward, and sometimes makes...
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Kristy
Aug 12, 20237 min read
Loving Someone with a Mental Illness
As I’ve previously mentioned, our mental health system is severely broken. People are still afraid to talk about it or seek help and we...
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Kristy
Aug 7, 20231 min read
Managing Stress While Living with ITP
As I navigate through this new life I've been thrown into, writing has become very therapeutic for me. As most of you know, I have been...
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Kristy
Aug 6, 20235 min read
You Can Do Hard Things...
Often in the last six years or so I would constantly tell myself “you can do hard things”. I would tell Tim this on occasion too when he...
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Kristy
Aug 3, 20239 min read
Failed by the System: Part 1
Lately, I’ve been what my therapist calls an “automatic investigator”. This is a normal thing during the grieving process so good to...
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