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Nikki Kay

Published in
Human Parts

Trauma Is a Series of Small Deaths

Recovery is a chance at resurrection

Jun 15, 2023

Trauma Is a Series of Small Deaths

Jun 15, 2023

Published in
Invisible Illness

Questions to Ask Myself Before I Binge

Recovery has helped me get better at checking in with my feelings

Oct 27, 2021

Questions to Ask Myself Before I Binge

Oct 27, 2021

Published in
Invisible Illness

I Was So Focused on One Child, I Missed the Signs of Mental Illness in the Other

Some kids shout their needs from the rooftop, others fly under the radar; all of them need our support

Oct 18, 2021

I Was So Focused on One Child, I Missed the Signs of Mental Illness in the Other

Oct 18, 2021

Published in
The Partnered Pen

I Had a Telephone Relationship With a Radio DJ When I Was 13

And then I invited him to meet me IRL

Oct 14, 2021

I Had a Telephone Relationship With a Radio DJ When I Was 13

Oct 14, 2021

Published in
Invisible Illness

I’m Not Healed, and I Never Will Be

The way we think about healing from trauma and mental illness is all wrong

Oct 5, 2021

I’m Not Healed, and I Never Will Be

Oct 5, 2021

Published in
The Partnered Pen

Keeping A Journal Helped Me Cope With My Rainbow Pregnancy

Before I could bring myself to talk about it, my journal was there to listen

Sep 27, 2021

Keeping A Journal Helped Me Cope With My Rainbow Pregnancy

Sep 27, 2021

Published in
Messy Mind

I’m Not Brave, I’m Human

Writing about trauma is about communion, not bravery

Sep 20, 2021

I’m Not Brave, I’m Human

Sep 20, 2021

Published in
Messy Mind

I Envy My Kids’ Relationship With My Parents

But not for the reason you might think

Sep 15, 2021

I Envy My Kids’ Relationship With My Parents

Sep 15, 2021

Published in
Invisible Illness

Night is When The Demons Come Out

How to slay them, or at least keep them well-fed

Sep 6, 2021

Night is When The Demons Come Out

Sep 6, 2021

Published in
Invisible Illness

The Unusual Defiance of Refusing to Drink With My Parents

Resisting the pull of functional addiction

Aug 30, 2021

The Unusual Defiance of Refusing to Drink With My Parents

Aug 30, 2021

Nikki Kay

Nikki Kay

Words everywhere. Fiction, poetry, personal essays about parenting, mental health, and the intersection of the two. messymind.substack.com

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