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Healing After My Father Had an Affair: Advice from Jocy Flores

Posted by strange on July 25, 2017
Healing After My Father Had an Affair: Advice from Jocy Flores

My life has been on this tumultuous whirlwind since eighth grade when I found out that my father had an affair.

Posted in: Jocy Flores | Tagged: advice, affair, family problems, father daughter, femme, healing, joceyln flores, machismo, self care, self help, xicanx, xingona

Open Letter: Why Is Positive Change Traumatic?

Posted by strange on November 2, 2015
Open Letter: Why Is Positive Change Traumatic?

Dear those of you making positive changes in your life but feeling super confused because you feel worse,

Posted in: Uncategorized | Tagged: advice, alternative self help, anger, anxiety, change, depression, lgbtq, open letter, panic attacks, positive, positive changes, relationships, self care, self help, trauma

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, Drink – DJ Justin Cornwall on Music, Alcohol and AA

Posted by strange on May 5, 2015
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, Drink - DJ Justin Cornwall on Music, Alcohol and AA

“Drugs and alcohol have become an integral part of the music scene, there’s no way around it sometimes.
Figure yourself out before you step into that environment and it makes things a lot easier. If you’re already lost, or figuring things out, throwing drinking into the mix will just keep you lost.”– Justin Cornwall

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