In this episode, I have just landed in college. Let the shame spiral begin!

My first night, I am drowning in loneliness until I make friends with my roommate Rhonda. We start drinking together and party our first weeks of college away.

I make friends... a lot of friends. Just like my high school days, I start making out with girls in secret corners of our dormitory and the bars I am calling my second home.

I have a hookup that is so bad I can't even write the details down. I say, "It's fine..." and then, "I guess what was fine about it was that I wasn't alone..."

The night after my hookup, my roommate doesn't come home, and I find out that she has also hooked up with him. I'm furious (and hurt) and my college experience almost implodes.

I also, for the first (and only?) time, ask myself: What Would BUDDAH Do? lolololol but it's more like What Would Bob Marley Do? (???)

I don't know. Things are weird. Get ready for a bumpy ride.

P.S. I thought I would get through college in one episode, but I only made it to mid-October in the first hour... so we'll see what happens.

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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."

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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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

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