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Posts by Ostra Kilgetty

Ostra is a blogger and adventurer who keeps learning about what it takes to thrive in the world, even when she'd rather be gardening, reading, and playing on the interwebs.

Lost Everything? 8 Tips to Help You Get Back on Your Feet

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” ~Robert H. Schuller

About two years ago, I was working in a professional career that I had been building for nearly twenty years.

I had been at my company for thirteen years, and had been generally commended and given positive reviews and regular bonuses and raises for most of that time.

I had just left a terrible and traumatic relationship, and due to two years of criticism, gaslighting, and conflict, was experiencing severe depression. I was on medication that made it hard for me to focus and which gave me anxiety …