the time i lost my bag on the metro

by cici reagan | Jan 13, 2019 | addiction and recovery, lifestyle and wellbeing

The other day my husband and I went for a date in town to celebrate my third sobriety anniversary. We went shopping and got lunch at the Taco Bell that just opened in town. It was truly a wonderful day that we spent laughing together and enjoying each others’...

a tale of three cities

by cici reagan | Oct 16, 2018 | addiction and recovery, lifestyle and wellbeing

Recently, I went back to the states for a three week tour of my old stomping grounds. I had some amends to make, a hurricane to work around, and a lot of emotions to feel.   North Carolina   I flew into Raleigh, North Carolina. I’d had an early start-...

i didn’t know i was raped

by cici reagan | Sep 9, 2018 | lifestyle and wellbeing, relationships

*Trigger Warning: rape, sexual assault, domestic violence.   Society and Media In the movie Grease, Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson describe their summer romance to to friends on their return to school in the fall. Her friends want to know if Danny as a car, and if...

food noise

by cici reagan | Aug 14, 2018 | addiction and recovery, lifestyle and wellbeing

Lately, I haven’t been feeling my best. Between mental health issues and Endometriosis flare ups I sometimes forget who I am. This has been one of those times. I have this cyclical hunger thing. I’ll be absolutely ravenous one week and then hardly eat at...

my first slutwalk

by cici reagan | Aug 7, 2018 | lifestyle and wellbeing

Recently, I attended my first Slutwalk here in the Newcastle City Centre. I had never been to any sort of demonstration like that before. I was unsure at first, like a baby deer trying to find its feet. The beginning was a bit wobbly, but once the walk started and the...

twenty seven

by cici reagan | Jul 30, 2018 | lifestyle and wellbeing

Age is just a number, but birthdays always get me thinking. This is a pretty amazing time in my life, and I’ve recently been through some major changes that I haven’t really been sharing. Some of my closest friends don’t even know what’s been...