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What Science taught me
self-doubt shames me
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Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Skin
How could you?
Tara journal (poetry)
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Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Weight
The weight removed, writing, relationship with self, negative self-talk, part two
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Sep 9, 20247 min read
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I’m not a ‘Star!’
misogyny, writing
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Sep 8, 20241 min read
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My life of poetry
past life in poetry
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Sep 8, 20246 min read
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Self doubt spilling over, drawn in to writing it out and it moves over
Hole inside, trying to use something outside of yourself to fix, doubting my ability and worth, ADHD adult diagnosis, validation
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Sep 2, 20242 min read
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They blend / soup / chunks putrid, little carrots for your nourishment, you claim are ‘cute’
poetry - the overlap
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Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Poems including
I was building something (inspired by Taylor Swift), mist, lifting off.. you crash
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Aug 31, 20242 min read
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A two minute write, over years
Years of fog, taking the pain away, You continue as normal, not seeing me, not interested in all your ‘play’
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Aug 31, 20241 min read
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Development of a poet From a locked up, tightly wound, creative, who ‘couldn’t possibly’ write drama!
poetic diary, becoming, feeling haunted
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Aug 30, 20243 min read
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What no one ever asked for
Why not?
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Aug 29, 20241 min read
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February me
Hi, end of August me! Six months ago, on 28th February, I decided that I would blog / write everyday in the month of March and post six...
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Aug 4, 20244 min read
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Hi!
part of my introduction
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Aug 4, 20242 min read
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Rise Up
Anthem I rise I don’t care what the digs are I float up into the air Dance with winds and twist my wrists As if never having a care We...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read
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Sole placed, thoughtfully down
sole placed, thoughtfully down, on concrete, hard stone, slow steps forward, to be introduced to my home, dissociation, a body not owned,
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Mar 2, 20243 min read
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Storm - Tara Star
Storm chaser I’m proud I can do that The people who’ve been traumatised and close their eyes at the back of the boat. Feet down Surfaces...
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Nov 29, 20233 min read
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Minimising, denying.. and other tricks
Minimising, not feeling worthy, denial, wanting to be liked, blog on mental health, poem at bottom of page
hiding,not going through the pain
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May 18, 20219 min read
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Poem: Oi Brain I’m here… you can’t deny me
My body's saying this is real, You can't avoid it...
Triggers, dissociation, mental health poem, denial, pain, physical mental connection,
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Oct 27, 20202 min read
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Blog: The Things My Jumbled, Muddled Brain Tells Me
Being afraid of good things happening after trauma, mh blog
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Oct 7, 20204 min read
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Poem: How many nights?
People being relieved when you say 'I'm fine' and they don't have to discuss
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Aug 11, 20202 min read
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