Hope you all enjoy this special episode where I tell the story of our three weddings <3 (Spoiler Alert: One of them was a disaster)

"I spent years making other people’s weddings beautiful while believing I didn’t need, or maybe didn’t deserve, the same kind of care myself."

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It's 2007 - the summer before I leave for college. Life is a party and I am dying inside.

Also, I still don't know what happened with Dave. >_<

My entire life is devoted to house parties, bar hopping, and nursing my hangxiety. My heart is with my boyfriend Corey, but the rest of me... she's all over the place.

My life is bursting at the seams with drama, drama, drama. I'm mad at my boyfriend, my boyfriend's sister is mad at me, my sister is mad at me, my sister is best friends with my boyfriend's sister. IT'S CHAOS.

At the very end of this diary, I move away to college! I have an emotional moment with my Dad and am about to enter into the best/worst year of my life!

Thanks for coming along for this wild ride. <3 Also, shoutout to Rhonda!

For more info on my work as a writing coach or to sign up for workshops, head to www.doulaofwords.com

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To sign up to be a guest, please email Yoda at yoda@thedoulaofwords.com - we'd love to have you!

Find my books here <3

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Kid's Help Phone: You can reach a professional counsellor at Kids Help Phone in English or French 24/7 by calling 1-800-668-6868

9-8-8: Call or text from anywhere in Canada or the U.S., anytime

CMHA: Call Reach Out at 1-866-933-2023 to receive mental health and/or addictions support

What goes up and down more than a yo-yo? My feelings towards my high school boyfriend!!! Things are getting even MORE unhinged over here.

It's 2007 and I've just gotten accepted into college. I've taken a year off to save for college and am working two jobs. The only thing standing in the way of my ambition is the fact that I am getting blackout drunk almost every single night. Oh, and then there's the super nice guy I'm dating but can't wait to get away from. <3

"I hate him thinking that I hate him," is a line I repeat again and again and also can't seem to stop. Also, "I was having a really good time until my boyfriend showed up," is a common theme.

This episode shows my state of mind and how rocky things are following my parents' separation. The on-again/off-again relationship with Corey is so hard on on us both and I feel like I have no one to talk to about it.

Although nothing catastrophic happens in this episode, I can hear what a hard time I am having, and it hurts my heart.

I end this episode with the very early seedlings of forgiveness work (Ugh.) and also a HUGE cliffhanger. WHAT HAPPENED WITH DAVE?!?! SORRY!

For more info on my work as a writing coach or to sign up for workshops, head to www.doulaofwords.com

Follow on IG & threads @doulaofwords

To sign up to be a guest, please email Yoda at yoda@thedoulaofwords.com - we'd love to have you!

Find my books here <3

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Kid's Help Phone: You can reach a professional counsellor at Kids Help Phone in English or French 24/7 by calling 1-800-668-6868

9-8-8: Call or text from anywhere in Canada or the U.S., anytime

CMHA: Call Reach Out at 1-866-933-2023 to receive mental health and/or addictions support