lover of words • storyteller • reads a lot • writes a lot • hikes a lot • just a girl from texas with a lot of thoughts about hope + recovery + writing + stuff

Texas
Joined April 2011
What Master Yoda meant when he said "try not; do or do not, there is no try," is that the trying IS the doing. Trying is an act of courage. Trying is an act of defiance against our bullies & abusers. Nothing happens without trying-- which is why Trauma Brain wants us NOT to try.
4
27
159
9,047
“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” @DrDoyleSays ❤️‍🔥
4
91
The Realistic Recovery newsletter is a free resource that will deliver a non-overwhelming selection of my posts about realistic, sustainable trauma recovery to your inbox twice a week. Free yourself from the algorithm. drdoylesays.beehiiv.com
7
30
3,924
“You are still learning to be free.” —a thing I said out loud to myself during a rough moment last week. & wrote it in my journal. & put it on my mirror. Sharing here in case you are still learning & need to remind yourself, too. Slow. Steady. Onward. Free. 🖤
1
4
172
hello sweater weather ☀️
2
1
28
4,946
sorry I can’t make it, my cat’s using me as a pillow
2
11
200
Hey— all those words you wish you’d heard as a kid? Make sure you’re remembering to say them to your kid. I’m sorry. I love you. I see you. I’m proud of you. You matter. I’m so glad you exist. (& psst, it’s not too late to say those words to yourself. 🖤)
1
1
7
408
another day, another (teensy, tiny) parking lot heart
1
12
347
—I am who I am, and who I am will always stop to take pictures of little hearts like this 🖤
1
1
65
So, we're putting out the free Use Your Damn Skills newsletter, which will deliver a few of my posts & thoughts about realistic, sustainable trauma & addiction recovery, to your email at least twice a week. Sign up link is at DrDoyleSays.beehiiv.com/
4
17
1
71
11,607
Found this wonky little heart right by my car this morning & thought you might need to see it, too. I hope Monday is gentle & kind to you. 🖤
2
8
328
It's never too late, or the wrong time, to jump back into a thing you love & that adds value to your life, but that you needed to take a break from for a minute.
After a bit of a break, I jumped back into the writing challenge world— & managed to advance to the finals (only 2 entrants per group advanced)! This weekend I wrote & submitted my final round entries— & y’all, I’m pretty proud of them.
5
89
8,292
After a bit of a break, I jumped back into the writing challenge world— & managed to advance to the finals (only 2 entrants per group advanced)! This weekend I wrote & submitted my final round entries— & y’all, I’m pretty proud of them.
3
1
10
7,965
Continuing to be brave & pursue this dream— & also being brave by sharing about it here. Kinda proud about all that, too. (I rewrote these tweets like 17 times. Overthinkers unite— & then post the thing. We get to be proud of ourselves. 🖤)
2
179
Hi, it’s Sunday— tell me (or show me!) a thing you like. I’ll go first: I like borrowing (stealing??) Glenn’s fun socks. Now your turn. 🖤
4
1
14
4,013
not to brag or anything, but I had a hot date tonight ❤️
2
1
41
10,525
if you live with someone with ADHD and they say "i'm putting this in a safe spot," take it out of their hands. that item is about to leave this dimension.
121
2,960
255
33,918
597,414
You don’t suck, even if today sucks. You are not shitty, even if today is shitty. —just in case you needed to hear that today
2
26
598
Hey, it’s Sunday— tell me (or show me!) a thing you like. I’ll go first: I like this bright little flower that was looking right at me on my long hike this morning. Now your turn. 🖤
4
1
18
526
You are worth being proud of. —just in case you needed to hear that today
1
1
10
373