What Fibromyalgia looks like and how it feels. How my day to day goes on. The pain is very debilitating no one understands.

The truth is uncomfortable but liberating.Money doesn’t buy happiness psychology does.This isn’t a book or a course. It’s a recalibration. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it and your relationship with money, time, and joy will never be the same.

Happy Wednesday, Thread-Heads! We're halfway through the week—let's check in with our nervous systems. One of the greatest gifts crochet gave me in early recovery was a way to ground myself when my anxiety felt like a runaway train. When your mind is loud, your hands need something quiet and repetitive to do.

Hello, Thread-Heads! It’s Monday, and if you’re like me, sometimes the thought of the whole week ahead feels like trying to start a king-sized blanket with zero yarn. Overwhelming! Today, we focus on The First Stitch—the absolute core of recovery, resilience, and every creative endeavor.

Hello, Thread-Heads and Fellow Seekers! I'm Aurora Meadows (the Owl 🌙), and welcome to The Hook & The Thread! If you’re here, you probably know a little about me: I'm a passionate crocheter, a mental health advocate, and a recovering addict. For a long time, my life felt like a knot of chaotic, tangled yarn—messy, frayed, and far too tight.

Hello, friends, and welcome! I’m Aurora Meadows, and I’m thrilled you’ve stumbled into my cozy corner of NOTD.io. If you know me, you know two things: I’m a passionate crocheter, and my life is a story of recovery and resilience. For a long time, my mental health felt like a messy, snarled knot of yarn—frayed edges, confusing colours, and far too much tension. I was seeking external solutions to numb internal pain. But here’s what I learned on the journey toward sobriety and healing:

In today’s society, there are those who promote the culture of death with their words and deeds. No respect for life. No respect for the sanctity and dignity of life. However, there are others who are willing to take a stand and promote the culture of life to counter the disordered, unnatural moral order. Back in Pope Paul VI’s papacy, many dissented on various moral issues. One of them was sterilization. At that time, eugenic programs existed in the United States as a means for population control and combating poverty. Before going into the context of the Church’s clear, unequivocal stance on direct sterilization, the two means- vasectomies for males and tubal ligations for females- are direct sterilization procedures.

MEMORIS 6: The Black Betrayal Themes: Motherhood gone astray. Virgin Mary vs Mary Magdalene. Emasculating sons, corrupting daughters. Generational destruction. Womb’s betrayal of future children. Mud, slime, path to turmoil.

In today's fast-paced world, prioritizing mental wellbeing is more crucial than ever. It's not just about the absence of mental illness, but about the presence of positive characteristics. These include feeling content, capable, and connected. Taking proactive steps to nurture your mental health can significantly enhance your overall quality of life.

“They thought it was just a job… until the system broke them.” “Nurses walked out, and the halls finally echoed the truth.”

A diagnosis of cancer brings with it many challenges. It's common for people with cancer to experience chronic pain as cancer grows and spreads to other parts of the body during the later stages. Even people who’ve localized cancer that hasn't spread may experience pain early on as the malignancy enlarges and presses on tissues and nerves. Plus, the treatments themselves, like surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, can cause pain and discomfort for some people. In fact, between 40% and 85% of people with cancer experience pain at some point after their diagnosis Acupuncture and Post-Surgical Pain Studies have also looked at whether acupuncture helps with pain control after surgery for cancer. One study found that a combination of acupuncture and massage was effective in controlling pain after cancer surgery. Patients who got a combination of acupuncture and massage required less pain medication after surgery

this is a really short poem but i just wanted to share it somewhere so i set all this up to share a single poem but i will probably write more!

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition that affects how a person communicates, interacts, and behaves. Subscribe to read more

Anxiety is the bane of my existence. Sometimes the thoughts in my head don't shut up. I'm sure plenty of people can relate to this.

The desire to steal could stem from mental health issues such as compulsive stealing being the root issue

STOP THE VOICES IN MY HEAD WONT SHUT UP. They won’t shut up I CANT think I can’t breathe!! Why why why so many people have it worse I’m just a little shithead in middle school.

This is something I'm dealing with mentally. If you grew up feeling unwanted by your family, then I'm sure you'll understand where I'm coming from.

The urge to sleep in a cocoon of blankets as the days of autumn start to wind down — it’s that time of year, again!

My brain is my own very personal hell. LET ME OUT! Anxiety and depression and mania! OH MY!!!!!!!!!!

A short version of my story written with a touch of my hometown southern grit. I grew up in a one stop light town in rural North Carolina. I wanted to try to bring some of that "small southern town" energy thru to the reader with this one.