June Converse

Thriving After Trauma - Author and Writing Coach

Tag: shame

March 29, 2021
Shamed or Shame Resilient: My Body

I’m reading The Gift of Imperfections by Brene Brown. She writes, “Shame is that warm feeling that washes over us, making us feel small, flawed and never good enough.” As I write this, I’m not warm with shame, I’m burning up. Some Context I used to weigh almost 190 pounds (I’m 5’1”). After a lot […]

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March 22, 2021
Do & Don’t & Trying Again

I am supposed to be reading Return to Love by Williamson. I tried. I promise you, I tried. But I’m not ready to wrestle my religious and spiritual beliefs. At a loss for what to do for my February/March read, Emily Aborn suggested The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené  Brown. I’ve read Brené Brown many […]

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August 5, 2019
The Aborted Kohl's Excursion: Watching My Mother Die – Part 1

My mother died five days ago at 6:15 AM. She’d fallen the week before and broken her hip. We knew the time was short and her passing was a sad relief. She died at home and pain free (thanks to morphine and the wonderful hospice caregivers). I stood on one side, my father on the […]

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June Converse with purple hair
Choosing to rebuild a life after a breakdown has been a challenge. I became an author and a blogger who openly shares...
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