Link to podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenigian/episodes/Life-with-Leni–Episode-5-Forgiveness-eii39n Forgiveness It’s a touchy subject: forgiveness. Then again everything I write or talk about is a touchy subject. As my partner says: You always want to have uncomfortable conversations. Yes. Yes, sir, I do. It’s the only way to face the hard truths about ourselves and those around us in order […]
Link to podcast- Episode 3: https://anchor.fm/lenigian/episodes/Life-with-Leni–Episode-3-Boundaries-egpm75 Boundaries. What are they? How do you set them? How do you know when a boundary is appropriate? How do we not feel guilty for setting them? How do we know when the time is right? How do we know we even need to set them? By definition, a […]
So, I recently started a podcast, and instead of just winging it, I decided to write down what I wanted to talk about first. There’s more in the podcast than this, but here is a piece on toxicity and toxic relationships. Here is the podcast: https://anchor.fm/lenigian/episodes/Life-with-Leni–Episode-2-Toxicity-egd0k2/a-a1pvrs Toxicity Some of us are so unaware of what […]
The Effects of Narcissistic Abuse: A Small Moment in My Story. I’m a 36 year old woman living in 2020, and although I have been physically free from the abuse I endured from my exhusband since the divorce in 2012, the mental, emotional, and psychological trauma continues on, and the anger that comes with it, […]
There are many things I wonder about; many things I sit and think about over a cup of coffee, staring at the ceiling, watching a ceiling fan go round. One of the many things that circle my mind is second chances. Are they worth it? Do people deserve it? Do people even change? The only […]
Dear Eleni, Well, look at us. Look at how we’ve turned out. We’ve come a long way, haven’t we? Remember the times we didn’t think we’d be ok? I mean, there are so many reasons why we didn’t think we’d be ok, but remember how we promised ourselves that we would never let anyone stop […]
My resignation letter to my old principal. On to a better environment, where I will not be harassed and abused. Hopefully. Dear Mr. ___ and Staff, This is a sad day for me. I am writing this letter to inform you that I have been interviewing, have been offered two positions, and upon pending […]
As all sites are now flooded with the awareness of mental illness, depression, and suicide because of Robin Williams, we should have been aware of this a long long time ago. We, as a society, have come a super long way, but not long enough it seems.Lucky for me, my empathy runs so deep, I […]
So what makes a good relationship good? How do we know that it’s good? How do we know that we are not settling for just decent? We don’t, but there are definitely signs that tell us this is worth our time. The only thing I can say about a relationship being good, is feeling good. […]
In a world where disrespect is constant, kindness is looked at as weird, and disappointment ruins our dreams, we look toward the one we love to make the cruel, cold world warmer. But what happens when the one we love, is actually the one who creates the callous world we choose to live in? You […]
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