Author: Alayna
Now & Then & Later
Now Vulnerability peeks from My courageous heart – Unfolding as the morning glory at First light, tender and dewy, Seeking … More
Museum of Self
We enter and exit alone – Sacred space to sacred space. In our galleries, we’re joined by Curators of Authority … More
Poetry – Recovery Revisions
I have revised the recovery poems I wrote during my 7 years in OA as they no longer serve me … More
Chatawa
birth – a blinding begun. we learn to mask who we are with who we are not until the not … More
Recovery Baby & Learning to Trust my Body
In the last few months, my willingness to put down my eating disorder behaviors has increased which allowed me to … More
Losing Rooms
We lost rooms with people from places outside our homes, people of warmth and touch, palpable loving empathy, eyes of … More
Zombie
blank, an apocalypse of one, I am not I. instead, I am it – a consumer, a destroyer, a zombie … More
Process of Relapse
I need help. I need to acknowledge I am in the process of relapse. I have been hiding. Avoiding. Escaping. … More
The Growth of Honesty
I have done many, many fourth steps since joining OA in 2014. I answered the OA 4th guide workbook questions, … More