My name is Catherine

Hello! My name is Catherine and I am a recovering codependent.

Codependency is an acquired mental health disorder, based on social conditioning and upbringing.

At its core, codependency means that I don’t didn’t love myself. I was not taught to love myself. Instead I was taught that to give all of myself to others made me a good person, and keeping myself to myself made me a bad person.

I was taught that self-love is shameful; by people who themselves had been shamed into not loving themselves by their own social conditioning and upbringing.

I’ve had enough. By not loving myself I have treated myself and others badly.

No more…

I now practice self-love.

I blog about my self-love journey

I’m a creative writer.

I’m determined to own myself. This includes owning the most beautiful and the most disgusting parts of myself. I’m also determined to love myself. This includes loving the most beautiful and most disgusting parts of myself.

I’m doing it publicly because I’m heading somewhere awesome and I want to find people who will adventurously, curiously and courageously journey with me.

“Speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage.” Brené Brown The Gifts of Imperfection.