I'm at a late stage in life and I've struggled ALOT my whole life. It wasn't until I was in my 60's that I started seeing a counsellor and deal with how I'd been scapegoated and neglected and abused by my family of origin and have since gone NC with them all. It's much more complicated than that as I'm sure we all know. So many nuances ...My role as mother gave me the most joy I ever had and when my daughter left 10 years ago, I've been really struggling with loneliness and isolation I just can't seem to break. I experienced Akathisia (a nervous system injury) for 6 years that almost took my life and recently had surgery for breast cancer. I'm here with the hope of getting over feeling self conscious about my story and feeling uncomfortable around people. I like to help people and build them up if I can. I love children, nature, cats (even though I can't have pets where I live) the mystery of God and life...endlessly curious...