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The Year Of, Like, Realizing Things

Dear Day Eighteen, You began with enlightenment, and then, what, I’m just supposed to take the reins? I mean, seriously. Have we not seen my behaviour across November? Are you really going to trust me to take initiative? You brought up a long conversation over coffee with my grandmother, where we spent hours discussing and dissecting the last few weeks. We mulled over the pitfalls of my month, the reasons I froze. Looking back, it all makes sense. I decided to jump headfirs

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The Year Of, Like, Realizing Things

Dear Day Eighteen, You began with enlightenment, and then, what, I’m just supposed to take the reins? I mean, seriously. Have we not seen my behaviour across November? Are you really going to trust me to take initiative? You brought up a long conversation over coffee with my grandmother, where we spent hours discussing and dissecting the last few weeks. We mulled over the pitfalls of my month, the reasons I froze. Looking back, it all makes sense. I decided to jump headfirs

Nov 29, 20253 min read

Back On The Horse (Trying Again)

On flying too close to the sun... Dear Day Seventeen, You are also the three hundred and fifth day, and as both, you have been many things to me. Mostly, you’ve been a reminder of the shame that covers me like a thick wool blanket. You’re trapped inside the beads of sweat, clawing at my skin, inhibited by the shield of my ego. I am ashamed that I have returned to this world unscathed as much as I’m ashamed that when faced with the sun, I burned. A tale as old as time, and ye

Nov 28, 20253 min read

The Minefield of Mental Relapse

Dear Day 107, Man, “healing is not linear” is my least favourite quote. I still want everything to go my way all the time. Even though...

May 16, 20258 min read

Healing & Recovery 101

Dear Day 101, We meet early in the morning. I already have a looming apprehension about our introduction. Clouds have descended on the...

May 9, 20259 min read

Fire, Anger, Sunlight, and Other Methods Of Destruction

Dear Day 76, I await the sun eagerly on days that are painted with clouds. On days when rain is forecasted, I avoid looking up at the...

Apr 16, 202510 min read

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― Maya Angelou

Hi, I’m Charlotte!

I’m a healing and recovery blogger on a mission to provide honest and vulnerable insights, so that we can all feel a little less alone.

“A new beginning, I am starting over,” I said at the top of this year, not quite knowing what I meant by that, but chasing a feeling. My ultimate purpose for my new beginning changes every day, and I think I may be starting fresh for the rest of my life.

This blog encapsulates my journey through recovery from addictions and healing emotional wounds through the lens of a hobby I fell in love with as a child. Using writing as a vessel, I am putting out the thoughts I want to share for myself and anyone with whom they might resonate.

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