Change. I really hate change. It's hard letting go of the known, and entering a world of unknowns. My life has taken another turn and I'm forced to deal with a change I don't want to. Part of me is fighting God on this and the other part of me is saying "Let's see what … Continue reading Nothing Changes Except What Has To
https://youtu.be/HsluXtRzP0M My newest video post. Your voice has power.
Today I had the most incredible experience. A co-worker brought in some monarch caterpillars for the children’s department desk. I named the first one Katie... as my blog name is Becoming Katie Butterfly... this morning when I came into work. She had become a butterfly. I got to let her fly away. It was the … Continue reading Becoming Katie Butterfly
Please check out the Survivor Stories tab and sub-tabs to view other's stories. Please let me know if you would like to include your story too! "Healing begins when someone bears witness. I see you. I believe you." Olivia Benson Survivor Stories Stay fearless!💜Katie Butterfly
Law and Order: SVU. That is truly where my journey as a survivor began. I started to watch the show several years back when season 11 aired. I always felt some kind of draw to it... to Olivia Benson. I didn't know why at the time. I joined the twitter SVU fandom and met some … Continue reading Law & Order: SVU And Olivia Benson
In regards to the MeToo Movement and whenever someone comes forward about abuse in their life. We hear so much of “why didn’t this person come forward, or why now?” I really don’t owe anyone an explanation but I’m going to give one anyway to help raise some awareness... I didn’t remember my rape until … Continue reading #MeToo and “Why Are People Coming Forward Now?”
Exactly one month from today I will be turning 30. I am so excited to be entering a new decade and finally leave the horrible 20s behind. I say that because it was in my 20s that my mental health issues were at their worst and it was also during my 20s that I experienced … Continue reading Great Things Are Happening
We Believe Survivors Video Project I am in the process of putting together another video project for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. You can watch the one I did last year here Want to participate? What I need you to do: Make a Video of you Saying “I Believe Survivors” and your reason for … Continue reading We Believe Survivors Video Project
Finding this letter I had written to myself was just the reminder I needed! I have come so far. Dear Katie, You’re not broken or damaged, you are just a little bit bruised. Bruises heal. You are proof of it. You spent years going through hell with your mental illnesses, your self harming and your … Continue reading Survivor Love Letter: To My Past Self From My Current Self
Get Happy. My new Bath and Body Works Lotion and Body Spray set. Even nearly 9 years later I am still learning how to love my body after it betrayed me. I'm slowly realizing that it wasn't my body that betrayed me but my abuser. I'm slowly learning to love my body just the way … Continue reading Get Happy: Self Care After Being Sexually Abused
The story of a suicidal young woman struggling to survive life with mental illness. This is her journey Standing Beneath The Storm That is Her Brain.
Tips on how to deal with depression along with my own stories to show that nobody is ever alone.
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A Blog about PTSD, and Mental Health, with a bit of poetry sprinkled in along the way.
Ending the stigma through poetry
suicide prevention, depression, mental illness
Sharing my poetry to help end the stigma about mental health
Dealing with my mental demons.
Just trying to get through life.....
Depressed Teacher, Mum and Wife.
Searching for the Light
My Personal Journey as a Trauma Survivor
The WOW and Woe moments of an irrepressible woman
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Together we can fight to end Domestic Violence.
