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davikath8
May 22, 20222 min read
The Writer on Self-Creation
Not allowed to speak my thoughts or show my feelings, I was driven by my family of origin into art. More like, taken, tied, threatened,...
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davikath8
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Not Today Death
Hold off, Death, I say, Not for me today, Not for the immediate future. I walk away healthy from the cancer clinic. I walk away healthy...
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davikath8
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Continuing the Dance
I keep waiting to be tried for my crimes against humanity. What crimes, you might ask? (I ask myself as well, in constant evaluation of...
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davikath8
Dec 16, 20212 min read
Healing from Psychiatry's Excesses
Because I was determined to live fully and deeply, I weaned myself off psychiatric drugs. The suffering was intense but worthwhile....
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davikath8
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Knowing When to Walk Away
Having recently cut all ties with my family of origin, I have moved from anger, shock, and loss to feelings of freedom, joy, and release....
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davikath8
Nov 29, 20212 min read
The Deepest Well: Childhood Stress and its Consequences
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity DR. NADINE BURKE HARRIS is the founder and CEO of the...
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davikath8
Nov 25, 20212 min read
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
My parents’ training of me started early and was original in its cruelty. Christmas day, 1975, when I was five years old, I cried because...
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davikath8
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Death Be Not Proud
Even before I confronted death at age 15, I had tastes, desires, and a temperament that did not fit. I danced, and sang, and immersed...
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davikath8
Oct 31, 20211 min read
My Only Judge, My Heart
I have told my story, read and reread it, edited and proofed it, polished and published it. So goodbye to all that. I slam the door on...
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davikath8
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Attention Indomitable Spirits
Every moment you allow them to occupy you, you are yielding, you are giving them a victory. I am a survivor only of personal history, of...
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davikath8
Mar 9, 20213 min read
What Is Emotional Abuse
Source: Canadian Women’s Foundation https://canadianwomen.org/blog/signs-of-emotional-abuse/ According to the Canadian Department of...
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