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Release
Let all that is unforgiven in you be released; let all that is unlived in you be lived, with grace. So preached Rev. Prof. Mark Williams, just over a year ago, at the conclusion to his service that day. Then, … Continue reading
Posted in church, disability, faith, mental health, mental illness, trust
Tagged avoidant personality disorder, avpd, borderline personality disorder, bpd, church, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, forgiveness, freedom, group therapy, sexuality, therapeutic community, therapy ending, urc
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Coming Home
I spent time, earlier this week, in the Therapeutic Community, reflecting on what it means to be home. I wrote. I wrote because writing feels safe and familiar; words give me the structure that I crave amidst the chaos and … Continue reading
Unravelling
This week marks the halfway point of my time in the Therapeutic Community. Over the first three months, I made tangible changes; moved house, reduced working hours, withdrew myself from my parents’ “let’s divorce each other as inhumanely as possible” … Continue reading
Posted in character, church, disability, faith, mental illness, prayer, trust, work
Tagged abandonment, academia, anger, anxiety, avoidant personality disorder, avpd, borderline personality disorder, bpd, church, control, coping, drama triangle, eupd, fear, group therapy, rejection, therapeutic community
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Garden of Trust
You’d think that after 5 years, leaving Taizé would get easier. It doesn’t. It gets harder. The notes of a friend who, like me, journeyed to Taizé for the fifth time this year, returning to the UK a week … Continue reading
Posted in character, children, church, disability, faith, mental health, mental illness, plans, prayer, trust, work, worship
Tagged borderline personality disorder, bpd, Christianity, church, emotionally unstable personality disorder, eupd, pilgrimage of trust, prayer, Taize, trust in God, veneration of the cross
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Taste the Rainbow 🌈
As I cack-handedly gave the children’s address this morning, offering M and Ms (other sugar-coated chocolates are available) in an attempt to demonstrate that colour is inconsequential to taste, this is the slogan that was running amok in my mind. … Continue reading
