Divide and Conquer
As you may have noticed, some things have changed around here. Not only does TDP look different (I really dig the face lift), but going forward, the content will actually be different too. I have mixed and matched work and pleasure content for far too long, which often resulted in disjointed content. Since I recently launched [...]
Really, it is that scary!
Welcome to Kathrin’s somewhat bumpy trip down memory lane of traumatic needle episodes! Trypanophobia – an irrational and often intense fear of hypodermic needles or injections – though it is often incorrectly called belonephobia, a name which simply denotes fear of pins or needles, without referring to the medical aspects. Blood, sweat and tears….literally! Being [...]
Friends with Boundaries
Addiction has touched my family in more ways than I can count. [Significantly redacted] I was recently asked to remove this post. I felt extremely hurt and silenced by this request. After much contemplation I have decided to remove what I think was at issue and retain the rest of this post without edit. I [...]
Breaking through..
TDP has been quiet for a while, but I am definitely back. I’ve been battling some writer’s block. Work has been incredibly busy. Salsa is also taking up a good portion of my time, especially now that I am committed to the Spring 2010 Showcase. So, here is a little run down of where Kathrin [...]
Creating Safe Space
Hey, everyone! This has been a long time coming. I need to carve out a safe space where I can process relationship issues. I have been extremely open about my journey as a mixed chick, finding my birth father and constructing a community I truly feel invested in and a part of. This is what [...]
An Open Book, Sharing to Heal
This has been an unprecedented and most historic week. A new day has truly come, bringing with it a tremendous amount of responsibility for our new President-Elect, as well as for every single American. Each of us has a responsibility to engage in our communities. We no longer have any valid excuse to complain and [...]
Name Calling and Goals
There is nothing better than sharing a bottle of earthy, Chilean red and a decadent selection of palatable, European cheeses with a friend. That is, until my friend calls me a name. I could not trust my ears, so I compelled her to repeat her surprising claim. “How’s the life of a writer?” she said [...]
Reunion Woes
I am not sure if the reunion process with my birth father is going very well. We have spoken a few times since locating him. He was extremely excited when we first spoke. However, since then I have rarely heard from him. We have had three other phone conversations and have exchanged two emails, but [...]
Transition and Evolution
After several conversation with bloggers I admire and have tremendous respect for, I have decided to merge Seeking the Cranberry and The Diversity Projekt. The content often overlaps and more times than not find myself debating where a post should go. Merging them seems like the next logical progression as I continue to develop my [...]
