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, […]
Nobody is perfect. Especially not me. But one thing I pride myself on is not hurting people; not on purpose, at least. More than half the world takes for granted, the damage they cause, to people who have nothing to do with their issues. I’d like to think I am evolved from such pettiness, but […]
Sometimes, the easiest thing for me to do is write. Not lately. As much as I am open in describing my efforts, my struggles, my 33 year young wisdom, I am also reluctant because there are so many people who will misread, misinterpret, and use my vulnerabilities against me. It is what it is. I’ve been […]
So many people are afraid of the word therapy. They are afraid of the stigma it brings, afraid that there is something wrong with them, afraid of change, bettering themselves, afraid of asking for help…. Well, I’m in therapy. Better yet, I have been for the past few years. And there is nothing wrong with […]
stained. Burning my skin with the touch of your hand over my shirt I feel it going through branding your hand print on my back and it hurts. It hurts and I just cant stand it. Nausea takes over and I breathe myself in, in through nose, out through mouth- a couple seconds and it […]
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 […]
There have been countless thank yous in my inbox, countless moments of people exemplifying my courage in talking about struggling with PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Some people like to snicker and use my openness as a call for attention, but it is just that. It is a call for attention: Attention and Awareness that the […]
So many of my clients, mostly the adolescents, feel they are misunderstood. More so because they are teens and teenagers are just weird as is- who likes a teenager? Ha. But the truth of the matter is, many of us are misunderstood. We are misunderstood because we have been taught that if we are not […]
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