Practical traction after a hard hit—field notes and tools for rebuilding without performative positivity
Some days do not fall apart all at once. They come apart one inconvenience, one phone call, one missing pill bottle, and one unwanted surprise at a time. Hey there, standing on the ledge. How are y’all doing today? Today is one of those setback days. I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Crap happens. The … Continue reading When the Small Stuff Piles Up Until It Isn’t Small
Not Every Win Is Loud Hey there, Standing on the Ledge. Late day post for me, and my apologies for that. It has been one heck of a day. Just go, go, go, go, go from the minute it started. And tomorrow morning, I am off to the doctor. Lots of fun, right? That said, … Continue reading Quiet progress is still progress
Hey there, Standing on the Ledge, all my Ledge Walkers out there, how are you doing today? I want to put a simple reminder out there today. Please check out the Tools & Protocols, the free stuff, and the Reader’s Guide. Please take a look at them. That is a big part of why this … Continue reading You Still Have to Pick It Up
Hey there, Standing on the Ledge, how are y’all today? Well, Friday is a wrap. It is now Saturday, March 21st, and I just finished my first 40-hour work week in quite a while. And I am tired. I am sore. I am worn out. But you know what? I am happy for that. There … Continue reading You get to Define the Win
Hey there, Standing on the Ledge, how are we today? So, today is a wonderful snowy March 19th, and it is about 3:20 in the morning, and I am on my way home from the new second job. Which is good. That part is good. That puts me back up to working about 40 hours … Continue reading My Morning Adventure: A Journey of Self-Reflection
Disclaimer: This post is for education and reflection, not diagnosis or treatment. The tools and frameworks referenced here are practical SOTL tools unless explicitly stated otherwise. If you are in immediate danger, call local emergency services. If you are thinking about self-harm, contact a crisis line in your area right away. Reader’s Moment Maybe you … Continue reading Keeping the Voice Without Losing the Ground
Disclaimer: This post is for education and reflection, not diagnosis or treatment. SOTL tools are practical field tools, not clinical terms unless explicitly stated. If you are in immediate danger, call local emergency services. If you are thinking about self-harm, contact a crisis line in your area right away. Reader’s Moment There is a difference … Continue reading Forgive the Self That Learned in Collapse
In regard to my previous post, Reason Does Not Mean Repair, some might think it does not quite fit within the realm of Standing on the Ledge or what this project is trying to accomplish. Respectfully, I would say it does fit, and it fits more than people might first assume. Although the original context … Continue reading Reason Does Not Mean Repair, No Matter the Relationship
Some ideas sound wise because they hold two truths at once. This is one of them. The post attributed to Damien Bohler tries to make room for both compassion and accountability. On the surface, that sounds like a healthy balance. And in part, it is. In relationships, people do mess up. People do get triggered. … Continue reading Reason Does Not Mean Repair
For those of you who have been following my story and the development of this blog, you know that I spent many years in commercial cleaning. Long before that, I was also working as an independent contractor doing internet installs. In other words, for roughly fourteen years my life was built around go, go, go. … Continue reading When Rest Starts to Feel Wrong
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