July 9 was a random Thursday. It just so happened to be a day that I decided I wanted to start a social media campaign for the Still I Heal Project. I started an Instagram account a month or so before, but it really wasn't what I wanted to do. So, I regrouped, learned from some experts about what worked on social media and just gave it a go. I started a TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube account that day. My Instagram followers were just a few hundred. I set a goal to get 3 videos created and...

Is it because I'm a Gen-Xer? I have no idea. I've never been uncomfortable in front of a camera or an audience. I had a YouTube channel for my homestead in Virginia called Hickory Hill Homestead (the green icon one), but this is a totally different ballgame. By the way, you can find me my searching @still_i_heal_proj I told my kids about this today. My daughter Julia sent me tips on what to do differently. My oldest son Andrew told me he would never be on TikTok... :D. If I'm honest I really...

Not too long ago I was in a couple's therapy session with my lovely therapist, Janell. I had no idea what was about to happen to me. As I sat there my entire body felt flooded with emotion that I learned, long ago, to keep inside, to not let anyone see, to not be vulnerable, to not show weakness. I couldn't control what happened. Tears filled my eyes while my chest tightened and I could barely speak. No one was ready for what erupted from me. I hadn't been thinking about guilt per se, but I...