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Art Gallery Show Review

31.07.24 09:33 AM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)
Art Gallery Show Review
Event Review and Press Release: Meta Betties Gallery Art Exhibit – An Afternoon to Remember

On Saturday, 7/28, The Meta Betties Gallery hosted a truly memorable art exhibit that saw a remarkable turnout. The evening was filled with captivating demonstrations, meaningful discussions, illuminating Q...

Discovery of CPTSD

09.05.23 09:33 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)
Discovery of CPTSD

Trauma. This is a popular topic these days. And thank God (or Universe, Spirit, Divine Presence). Trauma has affected most people in some way. It certainly has been a thread in my life, one that has been the source of pain and fear. Unrecognized trauma has driven my behavior and relationships, both ...

Recovery #3 – White Light Experience #2

27.10.22 07:51 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)

I have just begun my 29th year of sobriety.

Last post, I made reference to my “white light” experience, which I will talk about here.

During the time coming up to November 16, 1993, my life was falling apart. I was married to a man, had fallen in love with woman, and had moved out of my house. I asked...

Cat's Story

27.10.22 07:51 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)
Cat's Story


Some years ago, in the midst of life’s turbulence, Joshua and I discovered a refuge in each other’s presence. Our individual paths were riddled with challenges – I was grappling with the painful loss of my husband to cancer, while Joshua was healing from a heart-wrenching breakup. Amidst these pers...

Recovery #3 – White Light Experience

27.10.22 07:51 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)

I have just begun my 29th year of sobriety.

Last post, I made reference to my “white light” experience, which I will talk about here.

During the time coming up to November 16, 1993, my life was falling apart. I was married to a man, had fallen in love with woman, and had moved out of my house. I asked...

Recovery #2 – A “High Bottom” Drunk

27.10.22 07:50 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)

It’s been a while since I’ve written. My sobriety birthday is approaching (that’s what they call it on the West Coast – its anniversary here on the East Coast – I spent the first 17 years of my sobriety in California). This time of year always makes me reflect on what it was like. Also what happened...

Recovery #1 – In the Beginning

27.10.22 07:48 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)

Greetings. Let me start by saying that I have been sober from alcohol and most mood and mind altering substances since November of 1993. There are a couple of qualifiers to that statement…I drink coffee almost every day. I have been on various pharmaceuticals for the treatment of depression and anxi...

Trauma #2 – Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn

27.10.22 07:48 PM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)

Last time we talked a little bit about what trauma is and how we can recognize its effects. Once I understood this CPTSD condition, and it explained a lot of what I had been suffering from, I had a basis from which to start research. There are people out there who have done work with this – books ha...

Trauma #1 – Discovery of CPTSD

27.10.22 07:35 AM By web.ssdce - Comment(s)
Trauma. This is a popular topic these days. And thank God (or Universe, Spirit, Divine Presence). Trauma has affected most people in some way. It certainly has been a thread in my life, one that has been the source of pain and fear. Unrecognized trauma has driven my behavior and relationships, both ...