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Tag Archives: suicide

Mar282012Apr 2 2012

The question of silence

by KatieP, in category Health | Sexuality
sean o'malley

Sean O’Malley, the creator of Cardio Coach, first appeared on my old blog in March 2007. I’ve mentioned him in posts no less than six times. Today I found out that Sean O’Malley passed away suddenly on Sunday at age 40.

Mar262012Mar 25 2012

Standing on the edge

by KatieP, in category Health | Sexuality
cliff

The longer we stay together, is it more likely that we will crash and burn, or are we still together because we’re solid and safe?

Feb242012Feb 23 2012

I remember the anticipation of pain and not the pain

by KatieP, in category Health | Sexuality
crochet light

I remember clearly not wanting to leave the house. I remember every detail of how I thought it would turn out. The questions, the paperwork, trying to say the words without breaking down. It was the last thing I wanted to do

Feb72012

Give yourself permission to be really really bad

by KatieP, in category Head | Creativity
Cartel_LES_by_Pintureiro

I was listening to a podcast the other day about writing in which the class exercise was to write a really really bad short piece. On purpose. And after the exercise was finished the students shared their work. It was brilliant.

Jan312012Feb 2 2012

You don’t deserve any of this

by KatieP, in category Health | Sexuality
black and white woman

At times I feel bad when I read about other women whose struggles seem much tougher than mine. My self-indulgent nonsense about my body image and my issues with going to a gym seem so pathetic at times.

Jan132012Aug 3 2012

Love in the face of impossible odds

by KatieP, in category Health | Sexuality
hands

This article is going to be published in an Australian Weekend Magazine. Henceforth, I have removed it from my site. Sorry …  {photo source}  

Sep212011Sep 21 2011

Are you surviving or thriving?

by KatieP, in category Head | Mindfulness
swans

There is a time for survival, when we acknowledge the pain and trauma of our lives and search for others in the same situation to give us comfort and support. But labelling ourselves as survivors is like picking at an open wound. We prod and pry inside for the reasons while reliving the details of our story over and over again. Focussing on the pain, wearing it as name tag keeps us in the same place.

Sep102011

World Suicide Prevention Day 2011

by KatieP, in category Head | Mindfulness

On September 10th World Suicide Prevention Day, light a candle near a window at 8pm with the rest of the world. Show your support for suicide prevention, remember a lost loved one and all those left behind.

Sep92011Sep 9 2011

Is there a point where you just need to move on?

by KatieP, in category Head | Mindfulness
wesley gift basket

I have experienced many blessings and learned some great lessons from going through this trauma. Those things I will keep with me always. But I’m not celebrating a death, or remembering a soul tormented by demons today, I am giving thanks that I breathe, live and am here in this moment. The same as every day.

Sep22011Sep 2 2011

Six people will die today — keep your father, husband, boyfriend, brother or son alive

by KatieP, in category Head | Mindfulness
man in anguish

Every day in Australia six people take their own lives. Four of those people will be men.
Take a look at your father, husband, boyfriend, brother or son right at this moment. What is going on with them right now? When was the last time you really talked about how they felt?

Aug292011Aug 17 2015

There’s a fine line between pleasure and pain … go for the pleasure

by KatieP, in category Health | Sexuality
rock shadows

My ability to recover relatively quickly from such a traumatic event in my life was because I followed my pleasure before I took care of the pain. I concentrated all my efforts on how wonderful it felt to be with someone I could love, and who loved me even at my worst. Of course the pain seeped in and sometimes obliterated all thoughts of pleasure, but it was (and is) the happiest time of my life.

Aug202011Aug 21 2011

My Life in Eight Books

by KatieP, in category Head | Creativity
body fat solution

When I decided to fix my life through applying the teachings of the most popular gurus, things went horribly wrong.
The journey through the landscape of self help books is the theme of my book. I thought I would share with you the eight books that shaped my life over the past two years.

Aug152011Nov 1 2015

Never say *I’m in love with you* to your boyfriend on the day your husband kills himself

by KatieP, in category Heart | Love & Romance
couple

Looking back, I can make the excuse that I was in shock and didn’t know what I was doing, but all I knew in that moment was that life was impermanent and everything could end in a heartbeat. There was no time to lose, there was no reason to pretend any longer. Sex and death. Connection in the face of disconnection. Love is all that matters.

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Author – Katie Paul

I have survived adoption, bulimia and the suicide of my husband, more or less unscathed. I attribute my resilience to my guardian angels Bob, Fred and Hugo.

I used to be a stage manager but gave it all up to create beautiful images and to write about loss, love, lust and longing. I get a bit raunchy at times because that’s the way life should be – full of big juicy moments. I'm sure Bob, Fred and Hugo agree.

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