What I’m Praying Lately
Don’t let the enemy win. Knock his teeth down his throat with this prayer!! Some of you know the struggles my family is going through recently. Often, it seems there’s…
How to Stop Negative Thoughts
I learned this strategy when I was 18. My mom was in the hospital being diagnosed with morbid obesity, COPD, and congestive heart failure. All my life she'd been too…
SunBolt by Kelly Hanwright
…damn straight, I see a therapist
As discussed in last week’s post, yes, I see a therapist. The poem I shared on that topic last week is included in the “Regeneration” section of The Locust Years.…
LightFeathers by Kelly Hanwright
Yes, I see a therapist
My Therapist First time I walked into a therapy office, I was all clammy hands and so many butterflies I could feel thembumping into each other. In my house, therapists…
Pushing through feelings of badness
A Good Little Girl I’m sitting on a bench with Mamaoutside the Fiesta Mart.Next to us sits a womanwith a girl about my age. Because you’ve been such a good…
Can writing a poem help you overcome anxiety?
Hesitation is not My Name There is no magic “right choice.” After every choice I makeI am still alive, Steve Harvey style.I will use that choice to go on living.…
I don’t have to rush!
"embrace the slowdown" by Kelly Hanwright Recently I read Dave Pelzer's A Child Called It. It was a heart-rending story about his experiences growing up with a very abusive and…
Maze conceptual 3D render for Mental health disorder that describes a wide range of disorders such as depression, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
There are some things you’ll just never figure out
Young Money Dropout Mama, I want to go to school.I am not asking for the world,just a little part for myself. But you have that bad ankle, and that school…
A Dark Place; A Seed Growing
Image: Kelly Hanwright Warning - this is long. So if you get bored, skip to the end. It’s the best part. But I couldn’t get there without all the stuff…