Courtney Sloan

Sometimes I stay up late, pondering what the fuck I am even doing with my life, wondering if the path that I am on is even right, or one that I even like. Am I setting boundaries correctly? How do I stop projecting? Am I feeling my feelings? or am I wallowing in a never-ending […]

I used to feel a bat eating pit form in my gut anytime your name popped in my mind, I was in a heartache rut, and my brain couldn’t stand thinking that maybe you were all I could find. The tension and anxiety of that one traumatic night would take over my entire body, the

“I want to learn how to be more vulnerable” I said to my therapist on our first therapy session almost three years ago. We were going over what I wanted to get out of therapy and why I even started in the first place. I didn’t really know what being vulnerable actually entailed, but I

If you clicked on this article because you saw the title and immediately thought, “Are you fucking serious? Empathy for TOXIC MEN?” or “Hell yeah! A REAL feminist that understands men!” then I am happy you are here. The intention behind this article is not to persuade you to either extreme side of the man

I no longer crave your sorry. I no longer crave your sympathy or your apology. I no longer rot in the resentment and confusion on why you couldn’t see how you hurt me so bad, Because I realize that people who hurt people just have an unhealed inner child that is still lonely and sad,

So, you’re a people pleaser who doesn’t know how to set boundaries? Or maybe you were never even taught what the fuck a boundary even is? Or maybe you see someone standing up for them selves as a “bitch” or rude? Welcome to the people pleasing club! Now, let’s get you kicked out of this

Dear You, I used to wonder why.  Oh how I would cry & I’d cry, I used to blame you for the hurt that I felt inside. I constantly replayed and restructured the story in my head, on what you did and what you said. I’d ask why I wasn’t good enough for you, why

Note & Trigger Warning: This is my story on going through narcissistic abuse, and there is mention of abuse, suicidal talk, and eating disorders.  The term “narcissist” has been thrown around a lot, with it really gaining traction in the last few years. What exactly is a narcissist? Narcissism is still being broadly studied, but

Have you ever heard that in order for things to come to you or for you to move on from someone, you just need to “let go” and trust the process?  Do you wonder how to actually do this? While it is true that the act of letting go is the key for allowing your