Finding Your Mary and Christy A moment of silence requested, but the air was anything but silent. The heartache and sobs pierced my cold ears. A mother whaling cry was too… Continue Reading →
Christy’s Corner As I sit in the airport and reflect on this extraordinary trip, my heart is filled with gratitude and inspiration. I plan to recap… Continue Reading →
When the [RECOVERY] Jeans Don’t Fit Are you more inclined to purchase one jean brand over another because the size is smaller? That is certainly how I used to shop.… Continue Reading →
Seven SMASHing Years Later Today, Southern Smash turns seven! I often get asked, "How did you start Southern Smash? How did you make it what it is today?" The answer… Continue Reading →
Breaking My Silence For the last six years, my blog has been my journal, my sanctuary and place to heal. Blogging became my therapeutic outlet. I didn’t… Continue Reading →
Ten Years Later: Love & Laughter Reign For the last ten years, February 2nd has been a bittersweet day for me. While I wish our wedding day, conjured feelings of love… Continue Reading →
Paying It Forward and Forward Again Three hours. Three hours was all it took for the feelings to surface and the tears to flow. Three hours and a phone call… Continue Reading →
The Phone Call Today, I experienced one of those full circle moments in life that takes your breath away. For the past two days, I attended an… Continue Reading →
Embracing Post Scan Sadness Today, as I waited on pins and needles for our oncology doctor to call with results, one memory kept playing over and over in my… Continue Reading →
Twinsies: Eating Disorders & Cancer As I sit here today on my five year recovery anniversary, I'm suddenly hit with how similar the questions are and the commonalities between… Continue Reading →
