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The Prairie Meadow
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2002 - Age 16
2002 - Age 16
2002 - Age 16
2002 - Age 16
Ollie and Coda
Ollie and Coda
Simon
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The Tree of Music
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My Blog consists of many recent entries (poetry, advocacy) as well as old writing pieces (poetry, short stories, and writing snippets).
I began to write poetry at the age of 14, to express my inner struggles. I wrote poems about beautiful magical places as well as dark pieces about depression and suicide.
I still write nearly every day as a healthy outlet for my emotions. In time, I hope to give all of these blogs context, weaving them together in a linear fashion so they make more sense! :)
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Hard Decisions = Easier Life
As counterintuitive as it sounds, the more I chased comfort and an easy life, the harder my life got. Making hard decisions, on the other hand, like pushing myself outside of my comfort zone; exercising when I didn’t want to exercise; facing the emotional pain instead of numbing it; uprooting my life by leaving a person, job, or situation that I knew wasn’t healthy — are what have actually led me to living a much easier life. Meme by @VisuallyNeeded
Amy Frank
6 days ago1 min read
I Was In The Wrong
Sometimes the problem is me. A major part of my healing journey has been in looking at my own toxic traits. An example of this is I grew up dealing with conflict by avoiding and fawning. I never realized how harmful it was to be on the receiving end of these behaviours until I started doing a deep dive into my life, looking at what roles I’ve played in the downfall of my past romantic relationships. The deeper I dove, the more I discovered it wasn’t only in romance that these
Amy Frank
Apr 78 min read
Happy 40th Birthday to Me!!! (Photos Through The Ages)
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words (be sure to read the captions). Wow... What a journey it's been! I was born around 3:30am on April 3rd, 1986. Today is my 40th birthday. 40 years around the sun. ☀️ This is an extremely condensed photo series. I don’t know what my future holds but I’m looking forward to living it. 🫂📚💕 Photos: Amy Frank (1993 - 2026) Amy Frank — Age 7 or 8 (1993/1994) Amy Frank — Age 8 or 9 (1994/1995) Amy Frank — Age 9 or 10 (1995/1996) Amy Age 9 or 10 (
Amy Frank
Apr 310 min read
Triggers Are Guides
One year ago today, I made this post on Facebook: When I saw it come up in Facebook memories, these were my thoughts: "I hold true to that. And, sadly, I also acknowledge that when a society requires emotional avoidance and suppression to function, feelings become a threat. It’s easier to drink, drug, gamble, shop, eat, play video games, watch tv, fuck, and numb out, than it is to feel. Workaholics do the best, even though their avoidance style still harms their lives and rel
Amy Frank
Mar 122 min read
Best Life Advice I’ve Received (So Far)…
This is among some the greatest life advice I’ve ever received: To embody what I seek. I first learned of this concept in dating. If I wanted to date someone who had X, Y, Z — whatever qualities I was seeking — then I also needed to embody those traits. It’s been an empowering approach as the more I’ve embodied what I initially sought externally, I’ve ended up filling my own needs. I no longer outsource my happiness or worth. As a recovering addict, this has been a powerful s
Amy Frank
Mar 101 min read
Lessons in Love
This is to the younger women out there (or really to any woman and person as these wounds aren't gender based). Please learn from my mistakes so you don't have to go through the same pains that I have: If someone exhibits traits of severe jealousy, including monitoring behaviours and accusations; if you set physical boundaries about how much time you'd like to pass before you're ready to engage in sexual relations and they push back: Run. Any person that truly values you will
Amy Frank
Mar 52 min read
Where My Value Lives
Cultivating self-love, self-respect, and self-worth has been such an empowering part of my journey. I've learned that the more my value stems from within, the less impactful the opinions and judgments of others feel. I'm not immune to them of course. We are a communal species and to some degree I feel it's important I care how my words and actions impact others, especially those I love; yet I can also face rejection, feedback, and criticism now better than I could before beca
Amy Frank
Feb 102 min read
A Day In The Life Of A Phoenix
I have no idea what menstruation is like for other women out there, but I’ve come to see some patterns with my own monthly cycle, even though I no longer “have one”. As many know, I had a full hysterectomy last year due to uterine fibroids. I was already on a wait list to get my tubes tied so when the ultrasound came back showing the fibroids were growing I decided to switch my surgery to a hysterectomy. There are some things in life that only time can teach and with medical
Amy Frank
Jan 173 min read
Re-Parenting my Inner Child
Re-Parenting my Inner Child (this is how I embrace my demons) I love you, Little Amy. I see you protecting us. Thank you for this anger. I hear you, little one. You don’t feel safe right now; you feel betrayed by a friend you loved. In turn, you feel you betrayed yourself. For so long you saw and ignored the back-handed compliments and insults disguised as jokes, then you let yourself believe that they were right: That your hard-earned self-love and respect was wrong. I know
Amy Frank
Oct 29, 20251 min read
The Painful Truth Of Healing
Meme Creator/Artist Unknown When you sober up you have to stop hanging out with your drinking buddies. This is not because you’re better than them. The longer you remain sober while they continue to use, the further apart you’ll grow as the things that once connected you don’t anymore. I saw a great quote recently that said: “Don’t hate those who feel envious of you. They think you’re better than them.” ~Unknown In that place of insecurity we sometimes project that someone th
Amy Frank
Oct 24, 20254 min read
Lessons Learned (past two years — Romance and Healing)
Facebook Memory (October 12, 2023): “F*cking broken. Deceived. Used. Sobbing. But I’m still standing. Ain’t nothing gonna take me off this path of healing. I have worked so hard to be where I am. I’m not going back. Here’s to the broken hearted. To the one’s who continue to give love even when they only receive pain in return. I feel you. I see you. I am you. Much love 🫂💔” — Sometimes the memories that come up on Facebook are painful while other times the lack of pain shows
Amy Frank
Oct 12, 20252 min read
The Seer And The Seen (Poetry)
In the quiet light of moonlight I let my shadows breathe. Creatures of the night, know the creatures of the deep. City lights on broken...
Amy Frank
Oct 1, 20251 min read
The Return of the King
Yesterday as I was walking to a workshop I’m partaking in, I stopped to take my sweater off as I was overheating (I power walk). I always...
Amy Frank
Sep 6, 20254 min read
Cosmic Gifts (Poetry)
What do you do when you know that you know, yet you cannot react for it’s not of this realm. The way one can see without being in sight;...
Amy Frank
Sep 4, 20251 min read
Recovery Time (September 2025)
The first week of September has become a monumental week in my mental illness and addiction recovery. On September 1st, 2025, I reached 3...
Amy Frank
Sep 4, 20251 min read
This Is How We Change The World
This Blog was started on Saturday, August 16, 2025: I seem to have caught a bug… 🤒 My father says I need to let it go, to “set that bug...
Amy Frank
Aug 22, 20259 min read
This World Is A Better Place Because You’re In It
Art by Amy Frank (2019) I used to think I could heal men who were in deep emotional pain if I just loved them hard enough; as if my...
Amy Frank
Aug 5, 20253 min read
Photosynthesis
I will always be too much for someone who experiences emotional avoidance as I wear my emotions on my sleeve. My very nature is bound to...
Amy Frank
Aug 4, 20251 min read
Why I Left My Job in Healthcare
A few days ago I shared a meme on both of my social media platforms. It included a photo of my outstretched arm, displaying long-since...
Amy Frank
Jul 21, 202518 min read
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