Advice For Anyone Who Is Heartbroken

To Anyone Going Through a Heartbreak Everything hurts right now. It hurts to breathe, it hurts to eat— you may feel pain in ways you have never experienced before. Pain that you know you should never have to experience is crippling you. Your routines are probably all out of whack right now. Though you won’t…

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6 Reasons I Knew I Was In A Toxic Relationship

How I Knew I Was in a Toxic Relationship When I was younger, I found abruptly found myself in a toxic relationship. This was not a relationship I consciously stepped into. At the beginning, I chalked it up to my inexperience and miscommunication rather than manipulation. There were some factors that opened my eyes and…

“Month After Month” Poem

Month After Month By Ashley O’Hare Month after month I ignored the screaming in my gut and the begging of my brain working overtime to prove that I was not safe. Month after month my boundaries slowly disappeared. When I looked in the mirror, I was driven to tears. Month after month I listened to…

Between the Lines – Poem

Between the Lines By Ashley O'Hare Where did you find time for her? Go to work for 8 hours, talk to me, grab something to eat, then go to sleep. I guess using your bed for rest is overrated. How many times were your words lies? Was there something I missed between the lines; a…

Stuck – Poem

Stuck By: Ashley O'Hare One o'clock in the morning communicating through a phone the rain outside was pouring, and I still felt so all alone. You didn't tell me your were blue, or that you were seeing someone new. You left me out in the night without even a glimmer of light. I guess you…

Tomorrow – Poem

Tomorrow By: Ashley O'Hare I looked in the mirror yesterday and introduced myself to a stranger. A little broke, a little blue- but she looked at the world like it was brand new. The tear-stained cheeks I remember have become dry with a pink flush. She doesn't spend as much time on the scale and…