Tag Archives: psychology

Wellness Wednesday – Avalanche

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Thistle

The last few weeks have been difficult. I’m struggling. 1: PTSD. In late August and early September 2014, I went through some of the worst moments of my life. I’ve worked very hard to work through the trauma of those … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Meltdown

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Thistle

Thursday morning, my alarm went off at 6 am. Even though I’d had bad insomnia the day before, I’d set the alarm early because I wanted to get in some quick yoga as a dynamic warmup, and head out to … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Personal Ah-ha! Moments

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Thistle

Last week, on my third day of severe insomnia and a bit delirious from having been awake since 4:15am, I had four major ah-ha! moments throughout the day. Probably due to the delirium, I could only remember three of these … Continue reading →

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Final Girls, by Riley Sager

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Thistle

A decade ago, Quincy barely survived a massacre. The media lumps her in with two other massacre-survivors, dubbed “final girls” in a nod to horror movies, as the things these women have survived are that horrific. Quincy remembers next to … Continue reading →

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Thistle

This is a prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy, taking place ten years after the end of the initial war, in the year of the 10th hunger games. Coriolanus Snow – President Snow from the original series – is the … Continue reading →

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Little Eyes, by Samanta Schweblin

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Thistle

Translated from Spanish by Megan McDowell Take Furbis, cross them with Alexas, and make them live-streaming to a single audience, then you have what’s known in this book as a kentuki: a robot “pet” that one person chooses to “keep” … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Processing Stored Trauma

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Thistle

Last week, I posted this on Instagram and Facebook. It’s long, so I’ve just included a screenshot. I know that might be difficult to read, but I’ve linked out to the public post on Instagram if you wanted to see … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Story of Triumph

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Thistle

Yesterday, I was browsing Facebook and came across a post from a fellow Real Life Ghost Stories Podcast fan in their FB group. She’d set up a Zoom conversation for fans with the podcast hosts, Emma and Dan, at what … Continue reading →

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March 2020 in Review

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Thistle

Um, well…this month fell off a cliff, yeah? We (both the collective “we” and my family specifically) didn’t really expect to spend the second half of March under quarantine. But there you go. The Gignacery is all together again, all … Continue reading →

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Finding Georgina, by Colleen Faulkner

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Thistle

When Georgina is a toddler, she’s kidnapped out of her stroller at a Mardi Gras parade. Fourteen years later, her mother spots her working at a coffee shop. Harper has never given up hope, but this seems unbelievable. The police … Continue reading →

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