Would You Rename Yourself?

June 22, 2019

Zoe Hisey My Journey with God, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma Action, Bact to School, gratitude, healing, Mental Health, personal growth, psychology, recovery, truth 19 Comments

I did.

Our names are a huge part of our identities…Given by our parents, modified into nicknames we may or may not like, and sometimes linked to our ancestors or favorite family members.

Names have ancient roots or meanings that we often are unaware of. Sometimes, though, our names don’t represent who we really are, or who we want to be.

This is a topic on my mind because I recently changed my name. More

Changing the Dial

February 22, 2019

Zoe Hisey Facing Fear, Personal Growth, Recovery Action, anxiety, Mental Health, recovery, truth 19 Comments

Doubt and the tenderness of vulnerability have plagued me for weeks while working hard for a goal I’ve dreamed of for decades. I rationalized for years why I couldn’t do this. And once I started the process, I’ve thought about throwing in the towel multiple times. I just didn’t realize until this week the real reason I wanted to quit was to avoid my feelings. Avoidance is sneaky. It would be so easy, and I can find plenty of justifiable excuses. In fact, not many would question my decision to give up.

But I’ve discovered I’m willing to fight through these feelings because I have my own voice now. I want to feed my soul and be who I am called to be.

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New Chapter

November 11, 2018

Zoe Hisey Facing Fear, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma Action, Blogging, Mental Health, truth 22 Comments

After a much longer hiatus than planned, I’ve made a commitment to resume blogging. You have all been so vital to my healing and continued work. I’ve missed you! I hope I can give back a fraction of what you give to me.

Last summer I made another commitment that is dramatically changing me. More

It’s going to be beautiful

August 6, 2017

Zoe Hisey Facing Fear, My Journey with God, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma Action, Adventure, Family, gratitude, grief, healing, Mental Health, moving forward, recovery, truth 36 Comments

Last month I went on a 2500 mile solo camping trip on my motorcycle. I went through 7 states in 6 days.

I was both excited and nervous to go solo, but also determined to face my fears.

It was time for some growth.

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Turns out I had so much fun, my fears were forgotten, and definitely for naught. The trip was a confidence booster, and equally important, gave me much needed time for reflection. More

Roller Coaster Ride

July 9, 2015

Zoe Hisey Facing Fear, Personal Growth, Recovery, Trauma Action, depression, facing fear, finding freedom, Forgiving My Mother, healing, Letting Go, motherhood, Struggle to Forgive 38 Comments

It’s been a roller coaster ride the last 6 months during my blogging sabbatical. Continued growth, awareness, & forgiveness; betrayal; and a surprise!

My decision to back away from blogging and other optional activities was born of necessity. Some important relationships were requiring intensive attention, and I needed to focus on figuring out what my role was in each relationship. It’s never pretty looking in the mirror, but always worth it in the end.

It’s easy to think relationships are strong when times are good.

But when things go awry, you find out what the relationship is really made of.