intergenerational healing Archives

rewritten

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Veronica Beck 3 Comments family history of suicide, intergenerational healing, mental health, stop suicide stigma

In my rewritten life, I finish the letter. The one I started and never sent …

Poetry and Other Life Stuff

the voice that scares you

April 30, 2020May 2, 2020 Veronica Beck 12 Comments intergenerational healing, mental health, poetry

I often want to run away from my feelings. But when I hang out with them instead, a strange thing happens. This is a poem about not running away.

Parenting

A Thousand Little Conversations

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Veronica Beck 4 Comments alcoholism, breaking family patterns, breaking generational patterns, intergenerational healing, talking about hard things with kids

“Mommy was in jail,” Etta casually announced, as she swung her feet on the exam table in the doctor’s office during her annual checkup. At eight years old, Etta is a tall girl, in the 95th percentile for height. And, apparently, somewhere in the bottom 5% for tact.