rape
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7 Years
They say your body completely regenerates every 7 years. With the exceptions of some major organs, you are a brand new human being every 7 years. Every year on July 20, I get a tattoo on the anniversary of my rape. I know some think that’s stupid- why remind yourself?…
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Thirty, flirty and thriving
Or well…maybe just 30! Flirty…no, thriving…not so much. But hey, gotta represent early 00’s rom coms! It’s here. I am officially 30. I graduated high school almost 13 years ago. While I am still in denial that I am 30, it’s not like my 20’s were super fun. So I…
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Not Ashamed (post from former blog 2017)
This is something that I just don’t understand. As a rape victim, I personally know what it is like to feel like the entire world just wants to kill you. That everything is your fault. That you are a disgrace, ugly and dirty. But absolutely none of these things are…
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Just spilling my guts
It’s ironic really- that I have such a hard time admitting I need therapy. Psychotherapy is actually what I want to go to school for. Maybe that’s why I have such a hard time with it, I don’t know. What I do know is that I have never been able…
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Who am I and what is the point of this?
Hello! I’m Shelley. I am 32, and I live in Colorado in the US. This started as a weight loss blog but has now changed into a weight loss/mental health/fixing my life blog. I’m using this as a way of therapy to try and get through past traumas that I…
Body and Mind Under Construction 