Originally posted on April 4, 2018. So I went on a journey this last weekend to find my grandparents’ graves. I was in Houston anyway after dropping a friend off at the airport and I don’t get much time off to go adventuring between work and school. I didn’t expect it to be so gut-wrenching.ContinueContinue reading “Grief is complicated”
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Oom-nipresent options for yoga in Southeast Texas: Many forms offered by instructors
Desiree McPhillips, left, joins in yoga on the beach at Sea Rim State Park. Classes will resume in March when the weather warms up, according to instructor Melody Butler. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Jan. 11, 2018. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer If you’re looking for a differentContinueContinue reading “Oom-nipresent options for yoga in Southeast Texas: Many forms offered by instructors”
#MeToo: It took me three years to unfriend him (For the Huffington Post)
Content note: sexual assault I told myself that he’d just made a mistake. I was 25. I’d never dated anyone. He was my study partner, helping me get through senior level classes. He knew I was planning to move out of state after I graduated college in a few months. “Neither one of us haveContinueContinue reading “#MeToo: It took me three years to unfriend him (For the Huffington Post)”
So I’m turning 28. | Donating my birthday to TWLOHA
Here’s a little secret most people don’t know about me. I can’t even count the number of times I almost died. This is not an exaggeration. People ask me, how could you want to just end everything? You have your whole life ahead of you, you’re good at writing, and you’re so happy all theContinueContinue reading “So I’m turning 28. | Donating my birthday to TWLOHA”
Hope & Healing Grief Support Group begins in September
This article was originally published in The Examiner on August 17, 2017. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The Hope and Healing Grief Support Group series will begin Monday, Sept. 11, and again on Monday, Oct. 30, at the Samaritan Counseling Center of Southeast Texas, 7980 Anchor Drive, Bldg 500, Port Arthur. These meetings are open toContinueContinue reading “Hope & Healing Grief Support Group begins in September”
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