Author Archives: Skye

When I lost my breasts and the doctors found another infection during the first attempt at reconstruction (see my post on Losing A Part Of My Identity As A Woman), it was pretty traumatizing for me. I had looked forward to having small bumps for breasts, at least it would have been a start. InsteadContinue reading “A History Of Medical Trauma”

Yup, you read that correctly, I lied to the priest at my first confession, and I’m positive my Catholic friends will find that hysterical. My logic behind lying, maybe not so much. Growing up, I did not trust adults at all. I felt like I was always at odds with them and on the losingContinue reading “I Confess, I Lied At My First Confession”

Before I publish an article to my blog I often ask myself, “is it helpful”? It would be very easy to turn this blog into a perpetual rant-fest, and sometimes I’m temtpted, but then I ask if it is helpful. It’s also something one of my first therapists said to me frequently. I, by noContinue reading “But Is It Helpful?”

I only said I’d go for a drink So just what the Hell made you think There’d be a piece of ass at the end of the glass Slow down, buddy, you’re goin’ way too fast Out for dinner on a first date We had fun, yeah it was great But now you’re pushing wayContinue reading “Hard To Be A Girl”

Here is a song that reminds me so much of being forced to be the family scapegoat and to keep family secrets, especially when it comes to the secret my older brother. Photo Courtesy of Pexels Free Photos

I remember being a kid and using the word “gyp” as a synonym for “rip off”. I stopped using the term years ago, not because I realized that it was a hurtful racist slur (it is) but because the language I use to describe things became changed. It wasn’t until a friend of mine postedContinue reading “Why I’m Changing My Vocabulary”