Author Archives: Nicole C.

*Trigger Warning: tough conversations and hard truths of experience with abuse, suicidal ideation and trauma May is mental health awareness month. What does that even mean? What is mental health awareness? Who needs to be made aware? Do we all not see and/or experience mental health every day? The most positive part I see thisContinue reading “Mental Health May: Stop Normalizing Silent Suffering”

Trauma. To me it’s a word that cannot be defined. I believe everyone has trauma and it all looks very different. In my work and in my life, I watch people take part in comparative suffering. This is a term I learned a great deal about when listening and reading work by Brené Brown. It’sContinue reading “Something About Trauma”

Today is my first Mother’s Day as a mom! As happy and grateful as I am, I also find this day filled with an immense amount of pressure. My thoughts spin… Am I good enough? Is my baby happy? How will I be as my baby gets older? Will she feel the same pressures IContinue reading “Mother’s Day or Martyr’s Day”

I hope anyone that visits this page and takes the time to read my thoughts, feelings, experiences, questions, and nonsense are able to take a small piece of what they need away from it all. I hope it brings others a sense of belonging and connection because no matter your experience, I have learned weContinue reading “Start at the Beginning”