writing

This is where I share my writing - poems, essays, and thoughts on life and how we can change for the better.

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Helen Dillon-Cottee

Stop being who you should be; start being who you are.

For 35 years, I lived my life being who I was supposed to be. Much of my ‘supposed to’s’ came from spending my formative years in the...

Helen Dillon-Cottee

To the One at the Start of a Long, Hard, Road

I expect you’re still trying to catch your breath now this world you thought you were living in has been shattered to reveal a new reality.

Helen Dillon-Cottee

My children are not from a broken home

I was raised to believe that divorced parents meant a ‘broken home’ but I had no idea until this past year just how wrong that term is.

Helen Dillon-Cottee

How to Turn the Volume Down on Gaslighting

Many of us have adopted these poor beliefs about ourselves from comments thrown out by people we thought we could trust.

Helen Dillon-Cottee

The anniversary after

In the past the 'form' of today was celebrating love with one man; today I celebrate love in all the ways it shows up in my life.