A reader writes in sharing her experiences related to being medicated by mental health professionals rather than being given support to process her trauma. She goes on to share the dubious miracle intense periods of flashbacks can be. Dear Amma-Lee, …
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Amma Lee shares tools related to focusing on nurturing yourself in the present. By making choices and changes now, you can prevent overwhelm and feelings of powerlessness often experienced when making grand resolutions. What did you choose to do to change …
Read more →There is much talk of seasonal depression this time of year, as we face days of lengthening darkness. It can feel like a tightening coil twisting inside of your chest as the stress and unrelenting thoughts compound themselves. The most …
Read more →Questions and emotions can inundate the mind when preparing to walk out of the door and brave what can feel like exposure and judgment. The energy drain of facing a new day starts before we even leave the house. It …
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Seeking to reclaim herself after a tumultuous relationship, fraught with infidelity and heartache a reader, Jaki S., asked me: “How do I get my power back, when it feels like it has gone and it is not going to return …
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An introduction video to my backstory and why I decided to start Terminally Forgetful.com Thank you for walking alongside me on this journey! © Amanda Lee
Read more →Alexander Pope wrote “to err is human; to forgive, divine.” But is it necessary? A perpetrator’s sense of entitlement to forgiveness and the filthy torment left in the wake of abuse often strangles a survivors capacity to truly untangle the …
Read more →As I introduced in last week’s article, I am continuing with the series on “How Do I…Without You,” a look at codependent tendencies in relationships. This week I would like to share the ways in which I have unsuccessfully sought to …
Read more →I know, I know…that song immediately comes to mind…its screeching drone echoing bleats of horrific codependent tendencies. Pleading caterwauls of desperation. But seriously now, the questions deserve to be answered. As I find myself transitioning post second divorce, expatriating once again, …
Read more →After 89 moves, over the past 38 years, I thought that I would be more capable of anticipating the Rota Fortunae Gravitron swirling push of emotional vs logistical pressures that housing and geographical shifts bring with them. Certainly dealing with those last remnants …
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