List: My Stories | Curated by Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )

Sep 25, 2024
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CREATIVETECH Friends
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
What I Learned From NOT Trusting My Gut InstinctsSometimes I can overreact, but when is abuse real and not overreacting? Stop gaslighting yourself. Trust your gut instincts
Sep 23, 2024
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Sep 23, 2024
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Adoptere: Auditing the Narrative
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
A Sense of Identity and Belonging is Vital to Adoptees: The Experiences of AdopteesSystematic and Institutional abuse exists even today. Knowledge of one’s identity is a human right, not a privilege to be denied
Sep 16, 2024
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Sep 16, 2024
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CREATIVETECH Friends
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Criticism Isn’t Always Helpful And Can Destroy A Writer’s ConfidenceAs writers, we put ourselves “out there” to be criticized. I accept this but it’s a challenge to discern what is constructive or not.
Jul 31, 2024
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Jul 31, 2024
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Creative Passions 💖
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Spotlight on Trauma-Informed Therapy and the Polyvagal ApproachWhat makes this therapy unique and valuable? A personal perspective and discussion of the therapy.
Jul 8, 2024
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Jul 8, 2024
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CREATIVETECH Friends
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Know How Facebook’s Algorithm Harms Society And Prioritizes Profit Over SafetyThe dark side of meta’s algorithm you need to know about
Jul 4, 2024
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Jul 4, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Rejection Can Help Us Succeed Better in Life: It’s Part of Survival and Can Refocus Our AttentionIt’s a harsh reality to realize you will never be accepted by some people. But rejection in prehistoric times was tied to survival.
Jul 14, 2024
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Jul 14, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Experience the Spectacular Galway International Arts Festival 2024This renowned summer arts festival runs from 15th — 28th July 2024. Experience a host of amazing international and local talent.
Jun 29, 2024
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Jun 29, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Taylor Swift’s Irish Ancestry RevealedTaylor Swift's songs resonate with Irish emigration nostalgia from her great great great grandparents in the early 1800’s.
Jun 30, 2024
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Jun 30, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
About Me — Who I AmThis should be the easiest story to write but it is the hardest. Writing about myself brought up feelings I had to overcome.
Jun 28, 2024
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Jun 28, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Bringing Poetry to Life — “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (William Wordsworth, 1770–1850)I think we all agree we need beauty and joy in life. William Wordsworth gives us his gift of enlightenment from our mundane existence.
Jun 15, 2024
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Jun 15, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Seagulls at Night, a Flocking DelightSeagulls in the morning, squawkers warning. My first poem and ode to seagulls. What can seagulls teach us about life?
Jun 16, 2024
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Jun 16, 2024
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CREATIVETECH Friends
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
The Shocking Truth of the Way Energy Companies are Treating Customers.If your energy provider isn’t issuing bills, switch immediately! Their lack of transparency will cost you massive unexpected bills.
Jun 18, 2024
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Jun 18, 2024
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Creative Passions 💖
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Deirdre ("Writer in the Abyss" )
Social Comparison Theory and How it Creates Cognitive DissonancePsychologist Leon Festinger, 1954 developed a two-directional social comparison theory (upward and downward). This is what you need to…
Jun 1, 2024
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Jun 1, 2024
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