EMDR for PTSD & childhood trauma In episode 25 of Unpacking Life’s Crazy I explain EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy, why I decided to try EMDR for my PTSD & childhood trauma and my experience with this therapy technique so far. Hopefully you are here because you have already listened to or watched …
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ULC Episode 22, Is your child Transgender
ULC Episode 22, Is your child transgender? In this edpisode of Unpacking Life’s Crazy I honor pride month with words of wisdom for parents of transgender youth. I update listeners on my daughter Kiera’s transition progress since her interview nearly a year ago. (To hear Kiera share her experience of coming out to me, listen …
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ULC Episode 21, Interview with Duante ‘SuitMan’ Barnett In this episode of Unpacking Life’s Crazy, I interview Seattle based comedian and comedy show producer Duante ‘SuitMan’ Barnett. Duante explains how simply existing (as a 6 foot tall black man with Asperger’s) puts him at daily risk of dangerous interactions with law enforcement. He highlights the …
Benny Shakes graced us with his presence for Episode 19 of Unpacking Life’s Crazy Hopefully you have already listened to or watched the latest episode. If not, what are you waiting for? Episode 19 is a delightfully funny conversation with disabled comedian Benny Shakes of Nottingham, England. During this pandemic shut down, Benny has harnessed …
ULC Episode 18, Insomnia, The Waking Nightmare In the latest episode of Unpacking Life’s Crazy, I dive into the details of my life long battle with insomnia and recent nightmarish sleep study experience. I also share the tips and tricks I use, with mixed results, in a constant attempt to get 8 hours of sleep …
Pay to Play
Enjoying life, knowing I must pay to play This weekend we pushed ourselves too hard, again. Both my boyfriend and I suffer from fibromyalgia. It’s likely I also have rheumatoid arthritis. (I’m awaiting further test results for confirmation.) Anyway, on Saturday we met my boyfriend’s mother for a hike. I had no idea it would …
ULC – Episode 16
Esperanza, a Woman of Many Hats Did you listen to (or watch) Episode 16 of Unpacking Life’s Crazy? If so, I hope you enjoyed it. Unfortunately, despite my effort make a list of all the jobs I’ve worked though the years, there have been so many that I was bound to miss a few. Here …
Porn Searches Drive My YouTube Traffic. One of the cool things that happened in recent weeks is that my YouTube channel finally got it’s 100th subscriber. (112 now) That accomplishment is supposed allow me to designate a Custom URL on YouTube, thus making my videos easier to share. But, for some as yet inexplicable reason, …
Catastrophes can lead to evolution. I’m not at all thrilled about the amount of time invested in the migration and rebuilding of my new website. I’m pretty sure tech support isn’t thrilled with me either. But, as with most aspects of my life, when I suffer an epic failure it forces me to evolve. The …
New Year… new website
Life has been crazy. Business on my Etsy shop finally slowed down enough that I was able to get back to recording new episodes of my podcast. in the most recent episode of Unpacking Life’s Crazy I talk all about what I’ve been up to this last month or so. Episode 15 is also the …