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 […]
Relationships nowadays. They’re exhausting. You’re always wondering how many people the person you’re talking to is talking to. You’re always wondering how many messaging apps they have hidden on their phones. How many pictures of other women do they like or comment on? How many direct messages do they send or get or answer? It’s really […]
I woke up in a pretty bitter mood today, or maybe I was just hungry- anyone who knows me knows my hanger is the real deal, but whatever the case may be, I was thinking of a few things that really just annoy me. Yes, I joke about dating. Yes, I joke about idiot men […]
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 […]
Here’s what some conversation and self-reflection have sparked: I have never been so ready to finally give my love, my trust, myself to someone worthy and deserving. This world is scary, very scary, and there are so many disingenuine people lurking in the corners of our life, waiting to take all the goodness we are […]
Why is it that when someone pisses me off, I feel the need to write? I mean, is it the internal need to complain about everything or is it trying to find some rhyme and reason in this inconsiderate world? I’m mad. Mad. Mad. Mad. And what am I mad about you ask? I’m mad […]
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