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Nikki Kay
in
Human Parts

Trauma Is a Series of Small Deaths

Recovery is a chance at resurrection

7 min readJun 15, 2023

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Trauma Is a Series of Small Deaths

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Nikki Kay
in
Invisible Illness

Questions to Ask Myself Before I Binge

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

7 min readOct 27, 2021

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Questions to Ask Myself Before I Binge

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Nikki Kay
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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

6 min readOct 18, 2021

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

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Nikki Kay
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

7 min readOct 14, 2021

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

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Nikki Kay
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

7 min readOct 5, 2021

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I’m Not Healed, and I Never Will Be

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Nikki Kay
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

10 min readSep 27, 2021

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Keeping A Journal Helped Me Cope With My Rainbow Pregnancy

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Nikki Kay
in
Messy Mind

I’m Not Brave, I’m Human

Writing about trauma is about communion, not bravery

8 min readSep 20, 2021

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I’m Not Brave, I’m Human

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Nikki Kay
in
Messy Mind

I Envy My Kids’ Relationship With My Parents

But not for the reason you might think

7 min readSep 15, 2021

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I Envy My Kids’ Relationship With My Parents

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Nikki Kay
in
Invisible Illness

Night is When The Demons Come Out

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

7 min readSep 6, 2021

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Night is When The Demons Come Out

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Nikki Kay
in
Invisible Illness

The Unusual Defiance of Refusing to Drink With My Parents

Resisting the pull of functional addiction

7 min readAug 30, 2021

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The Unusual Defiance of Refusing to Drink With My Parents

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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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