The Fractures in Rainbows (Intro/Opening Blog)
September 22 2023 Well, here is where I finally start writing again. I had once been a prolific blogger and vlogger, and in 2014 I even wrote a book...but for years now I've been suffering with writers' block which has been due to layers of complex trauma along with profound physical pain and fatigue due to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. It's a very challenging and debilitating yet mostly invisible chronic health condition that's frustratingly - and heartbreakingly - held me back from reaching my dreams and living as I truly desire to. Instead, I have been cautiously sticking to my safe spot on my personal Facebook page, sharing mostly the more positive bits of my life with a smaller number of friends - my closer circle. Even then, I have to admit, I haven't been entirely forthright, though it's not as if I've been untruthful either. I just don't like to show vulnerability. I've been afraid to step back out, to find and use my voice again, especially as it...