Human Experience Archives - Lou Writes Life

Divorced & Dating at 30 was my first blog, my first foray into writing publicly, albeit anonymously at the time. It was written when men, & alcohol, were aplenty in my life.These stories are of a different time of my life, a time when I was still unsure of who I was and how to navigate the world of dating.

There's a few more tales to tell from this era of my life and I'll get to them one day but these stories are proof to me of how far I've come, although I'm still not sure I've figured out the world of dating...

Who Are You Calling Resilient?

Who Are You Calling Resilient?

Louise Johnson2021-10-07T22:30:14-07:00October 7th, 2021|

I know, it sounds like a compliment doesn’t it? You’re so resilient! Your resilience is inspiring! You came back so resiliently. You know what? Maybe I don’t want to be resilient

That Old Line About Healing

That Old Line About Healing

Louise Johnson2021-08-15T11:14:58-07:00July 29th, 2021|

What is it they say about healing? That it isn’t linear. That it’s messy and chaotic, and oftentimes we have to normalise living through it, not just getting through it.

Checking Boxes or Packing Boxes?

Checking Boxes or Packing Boxes?

Louise Johnson2021-07-22T17:31:17-07:00July 7th, 2021|

Is it just me, or does life seem to either have us checking those standard life milestone boxes, or packing boxes to build a whole new life of our own doing? Like I did almost eight years ago when I [...]

Yes and…

Yes and…

Louise Johnson2021-07-02T11:29:57-07:00July 2nd, 2021|

Consistency is a key part of all trauma healing - to repair and heal from trauma consistency must be present. Especially if trauma was experienced in childhood

What are we doing here?

What are we doing here?

Louise Johnson2021-06-25T06:41:12-07:00June 25th, 2021|

I have asked myself this question many times - like when I was trying to salvage my marriage for the third time, or while on many questionable dates, and sometimes even just in the supermarket aisle trying to remember what [...]