About Courtney

 

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I'm Courtney!

It’s nice to meet you! If you’ve come to my blog, chances are you’re dealing with the loss of someone you love, struggling to learn to love yourself or simply want to share your thoughts with someone who’s been there – someone who just GETS it.

When I first started this blog, it was solely for fun. I’ve documented where I’ve been and what I’ve done when I’ve gotten there. But, over time, I realized that the stories that resonated most with people were the words that were cathartic for me to say. Life is not always easy. Sometimes it’s messy, scary and downright overwhelming. But the beauty of being yourself during times of trouble is how you get through them. I don’t believe in sugarcoating things. I believe in being honest about all things – how you feel during tumultuous times, getting real about hating your body but learning to love it anyway, speaking candidly about the resentment associated with losing those you love, and the confusing fear and joy over starting a family. But that’s just some of it.

Over the past few years, it seems like my life has taken one crazy direction after another and despite having gone through the worst moments of my life over the past two and a half years, I’ve always experienced unexpected beauty. I consider myself a wildflower, twisting and turning through the patches of cement, turning my head toward the sun even on the darkest days. Like a wildflower, they go anywhere – and everywhere. Thanks for coming along with me on this journey. I hope through my vulnerability, you’ll find strength in coming to terms with your own feelings that perhaps, you’ve been too ashamed to voice. Anger is a real emotion. Sadness is a real emotion. Grief. Low self-esteem. Depression. Anxiety. These are real, everyday emotions. Together, let’s find hope.

7 comments

  1. I want to thank you for the article you wrote regarding libra and pisces being a power couple. I am a libra woman and I am dating a pisces and he sometimes drives me crazy what with his aloofness, etc. I was starting to doubt whether or not he and I can work out as a couple due to our differences.

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  2. I am so relating to your writing both topics and approach!
    I wanted to submit a poem to you for Thought Catalog – they encourage reaching out to a thought catalog writer and submit as well
    Your thoughts are welcome – you can read more of my work on Mogul
    Happy to collaborate as well — as you can read on Mogul I am challenging myself to 36 poems between today and end of April as countdown through the 30 days! If you would like to share a theme and collaborate with a joint voice poem, I am delighted to partner and add a diverse perspective to each topic for one of the themes!
    Let me know about thoughtcatalog submission as well as any ideas for collaboration!
    Cheers

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  3. Hi. I’m Kait and I love your blog. You popped up on the WP reader because I was searching the tag “artist” looking for fellow artists/bloggers. Anyway, MEOW.

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  6. Hi, Courtney,
    I was so saddened to read of the death of Marge. You may not remember us, but we met your family when you attended the same karate class with my daughter, Rebecca, and spent quite a bit of time together for a while. You have all gone through my mind over the years and it has occurred to me to call her to see how she was doing, but life gets in the way. Today I was moved to look her up and was shocked to read of her passing. You both look exactly as I remember you. I remember her as fiercely loyal and irreverent, in the best way. If you were Marge’s friend, you were her friend, period. Please accept my condolences, late as they are, and I wish you all the very, very best. If I remember anything at all about Marge, it was that she loved you more than anything in the world.
    With love and prayers,
    Lori

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