We have been busy in the community the last couple of months and have several upcoming events planned over the next few. So we wanted to jump on and give the blog some love and update ya’ll.
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We will be at the First Friday PK: Red, White & Brew on July 5th at Eastman Park in Poughkeepsie! We are excited to announce that this will be.our first public appearance and we are thrilled to be doing so at this amazing local event.
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Happy by P!nk
Dammit, these lyrics make me really angry at myself. They’re honestly carved into my being and I have been stuck here for so freaking long that I feel the line “I don’t wanna to be this way forever” so damn much.
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The road to vulnerability is a long one. Not static. Not easy. Not without cost. Not without the brilliant dichotomy of beauty & tragedy. The shedding of skin. Transformation. Losing oneself to an identity you may have spent years building & the subsequent unexpected grief that accompanies that loss.
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PHOTOGRAPHY IS THERAPY. We are making headway people! Through an array of multi-media therapeutic formats, one person at time.
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We have BIG plans on how we’re bringing a team of creative artists into the project. And watching this choreography set into motion to THIS song. WOW people. Stellar example of how interpretative dance infused with powerful music expresses emotions.
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Today, I had an “ah ha” moment where I realized; I’ve turned every single aspect of daily functionality into a task on my to-do list of life. I am consumed with the idea of organizing and formulating the next task that needs to be complete.
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Back in 2017 Kerri & Chris Morgan came to la femme knowing that their journey to become parents was a topic that needed attention and support. I will let Kerri’s blog fill you in on all the details on infertility, IVF and ultimately their decision to adopt two embryos.
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Social media sometimes allows us to connect with people that we’ve never met before and sometimes those people provide a sense of companionship that even “the authors” don’t even realize how largely they’ve impacted others. With the right platform we are able to reach the masses and provide comfort in what sometimes feels so isolating.
Trisha Hughes is that person for me. And here’s a little bit on as to why.
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The dKol la femme Project is officially a non-profit where your contributions are tax deductible!
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I can blame my desire for privacy on the fact that I’m a Scorpio. I can admit I’m independent. I can also tell you that I’m typically the person that says “I’ve got this” even when I don’t.
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As you can read, we have mentioned how you can best help us now and as we set up to begin our first fundraiser. For obvious reasons, sharing our mission, our project, our stories is a driving force to spreading the word and helping us get out there. But we believe the key ingredient to helping us to reach your own networks, is if you add in your own voice.
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Here I go, unveiling my story, god this makes me feel extremely vulnerable and anxious.
How did I get here?
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de·ci·sion /dəˈsiZHən/ noun
1. a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
It seems as if at almost every turn of life there is something that is challenging us to question our options and whether or not we are making the right choice.
It's like this constant pit in my stomach. It keeps turning ever so slightly, uneasy, and nauseating. It feels like it only takes the brush of a light breeze to send it whirling into full spiral mode. Grasping for anything that feels stable - anything that feels real in the world of make believe the mind creates.
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I can remember writing this journal page vividly. My hope was if I could see the patterns of the spiraling down, I could grab ahold of the signs and triggers of the isolation I was feeling. It took a long while before I could begin creating a plan to dig myself out of the recycled patterns of the darkness I was living in.
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Self-hate can come in many forms and in varying severities. For Melissa, this hate was severe enough to trigger harm at her own hands.
“I cut myself for the first time when I was 11,” Melissa shared.
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Follow us on social media (links below). Share our posts, put them in your stories, tell others what we stand for and what la femme means to YOU. Why do you follow along, what stories have you connected with, etc. The more passionate we can be, the bigger the community we will grow, in turn the more funding we can raise, which will help us offer a larger platform for more stories to be told. Help us get the message out to the community that we are a brand new charity and we need our mission to be heard.
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