Overcoming fears - Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

I Wish I was Making This Up

Anxiety, Authors, Black Authors, Black Mothers, Black Struggles, Chronic Pain, DIFFICULT POSSIBILITIES, Diversity, Education, Endometriosis, Family, Featured, Healing, Hysterectomy, Life, Marriage, Mindful Living,, Motherhood, Nature, oophorectomy, Overcoming fearsAugust 26, 20200Views 0Likes 0Comments

Several weeks ago, when I explained the symptoms I was having to my neurologist, he nonchalantly recommended an MRI to rule out two disturbing possibilities: MS and brain tumor. I managed to put one foot before the other, and maintained a false-calm demeanor while I waited. When the neurologist called with the results, Hubby and…

Fears

Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Overcoming fears, StoriesApril 15, 2020280Views 0Likes 3Comments

At the beginning of Lent, I pledged to write and post on my blog each day. In the beginning, I wrote about places I've lived, the beauty of spring, and indulging in small pleasures. I was planning to finish strong, but Monday morning I woke up with an aching, pressure in my chest. Those two…

Being

Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Overcoming fears, Stories, WritingMarch 26, 2020265Views 0Likes 1Comment

My middle toe on my left foot is a survivor. Growing up in Jamaica, it was normal to play barefoot - to style your hair in an updo, get completely dressed in a frilly frock, and wear absolutely no shoes. One day, while I was playing bat and run with my siblings and cousins, I…

Markolee and Jubilee

Animals, Boy and a dog, Dogs, Life, Moments, Overcoming fears, Simple Living, Small wondersMarch 10, 2020272Views 0Likes 2Comments

A wild dog attacked me when I was eight years old. It bit me in the belly and scratched my legs as I tried to escape. That moment, almost thirty years ago, birthed within me a fear of dogs. When dogs are off their leashes, I secretly panic. When people tell me how cute and well-behaved their dogs are…