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| The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk |
In the twelve years since last I was on an official hiatus* not much has changed, but quite a lot has changed too. I'm still a teenager living in a middle-aged body, with teenage impulses and middle-aged responsibilities. However, there have been two additional children for example, and I now live in yet another culture desert, except this time two counties over.
It's all been a bit overwhelming.
So, after an eye-opening experience at a writing retreat and through contact with some pretty amazing people, all of whom are dealing with their own stuff (and indeed things), in a move that will come as a surprise, I'm sure, to several people (although none of them read this blog, of that I'm pretty certain), I'm taking off the rest of the calendar year 2024 to have a look through all that and decide just what it is I am doing and where I am going.**
I am attending therapy - for what I have yet to decide - and I have come to value some expert advice and guidance from someone whose kindness, intelligence, and firm boundaries are already an inspiration to me.
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| In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté |
On this, hopefully, short journey I am of course taking some light reading, none of which I will be reviewing, but which I do want to highlight here so that should you also wish to think about stuff (and indeed things), you too may have some guidance.
So far, in the limited time I've had to read and feel overwhelmed by absolutely everything, I can highly recommend all three titles. This may or may not change depending on how I feel at the end of the process, but in so much as I have already gotten to this point, I think they are all worth reading.
I am not an expert on this sort of deep work.
Having said that, I would be moderately anxious but also nervously keen to talk to you or indeed you about my experiences. If you do feel like you might want to reach out, comment below and I will find a way to check in with you.
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| The Power of Attachment by Diane Poole Heller |
See you in 2025.
*In the sense that the hiatus was official as I was proactively giving myself the gift of time off to deal with shit, not just neglecting the work to the point of collapse.
**Inevitable caveat - if I do find myself bored of myself I may yet attempt to catch up on the terrifyingly large backlog, but don't get your hopes up.
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