by Cathy Terranova | May 10, 2015 | Chronic Illness And
I’m not a jealous person when it comes to houses or clothes or cars. The things that make me jealous do not include other people’s beauty or status. I don’t get all green over relationships, either. What makes me jealous? What will keep me up at...
by Cathy Terranova | Apr 30, 2015 | Rethink Trauma
I read a post this week on TheMighty.com about a girl whose illness was brushed off in an abrupt and painful way. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I thought I’d share about what it’s like to have similar things happen to you with respect to...
by Cathy Terranova | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
When it comes to my appearance, I don’t think of myself like what you see when you look at the picture above. I’m often told that I “just shouldn’t worry about it” or that I don’t have anything to worry...
by Cathy Terranova | Apr 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
I keep hearing this: Things could be worse. You could be blind, you could lose your legs, you could always be worse. However rationally accurate this argument can be, it isn’t healthy or fair. Maybe, if I were Jesus, I’d feel differently because I...
by Cathy Terranova | Mar 1, 2015 | Rethink Trauma, Uncategorized
Sitting at a picnic table out side at my community college’s Woodbridge campus I heard the most difficult piece of advice I ever fully accepted. Little did I know that it was coming from a recovering alcoholic and even now I couldn’t have guessed how this...