Category: Healthcare

Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness, Film Review, Healthcare, non-fiction, psychotherapy, Teen Dating Violence

Gaslight

When I first published this blog in 2023 I never suspected gaslighting would become common. Here we are in 2026 and it’s entered today’s dating world. While chatting with my eighteen year old granddaughter the subject came up. Although she has never experienced gaslighting, one of her friends had. This conversation started me thinking about gaslighting on a larger scale. In 1938, the title of … Continue reading Gaslight

Unknown's avatarLizzi Newton1 Comment
Healthcare, politics

On Healthcare and Pre-Existing Conditions

I was a thirty-four-year-old, divorced mother of three, in college and working part-time, when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. It was not a result of anything I did. Despite exacerbations where I lost vision, lost the ability to walk, suffered pain, and spent most of my time physically drained, I continued moving forward. I had children to support. Did I plan to be married … Continue reading On Healthcare and Pre-Existing Conditions

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