by Cathy Terranova | Jun 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the last six months I forgave someone who hurt me very deeply. I just said, “I forgive ____.” and threw something into a fire. I was alone. I didn’t tell them that I forgave them, I just did. Finally I’m not angry when I talk about them. I can remember the good...
by Cathy Terranova | May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Photo Credit: Patrik Theander Part of the reason that no one told me these select things is because divorce is different for everyone and the struggles are varied across the board. Not everyone has hit these walls but I did. I hit them head on, and super hard. 1. You...
by Cathy Terranova | Mar 20, 2019 | Rethink Trauma
Over the last couple years, I’ve developed an unfortunate empathy for every female villain in literature. Bitterness has left me embattled and saying things I wish I hadn’t. Bitterness has stolen my spark and my joy. It’s left me a shell of who I used to be. This may...
by Cathy Terranova | Feb 22, 2018 | Rethink Trauma
I read somewhere that if you die and are left alone with a cat for an extended period of time, it will eat your face. Now, it doesn’t matter if that’s true or not because that weird maybe-true maybe-not-true idea is the reason I didn’t take my life...
by Cathy Terranova | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few months ago I put out to the internet asking what they thought about cultural appropriation. There was an odd response. Either you were a person of color and answered me with thoughts, feelings, and examples, or you were a very confused white person. There were...
