Posts by Valerie J. Walsh
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Hello beautiful peeps! I hope this note finds you well. First off, if you have Instagram and have not followed my author account yet, would you please take a moment to do so? It is: valeriejwalshauthor There, you will find fitness tips, pictures of nature, and of course my best girl doggie…Sasha! Please check your…
Read MoreExcerpt from Chapter 14…
In the years since losing my mother, I developed unhealthy coping mechanisms, ones that included, hanging on to my grief. My grief became the armor I wore for protection from getting hurt any further, afraid of letting love in. I felt unworthy of love, of peace. That I had failed as a daughter, and I deserved…
Read MoreExcerpts from “Dusting off my Soul”
“It was the end of May in New Milford, Connecticut and although the water temperature of Candlewood Lake, wasn’t exactly welcoming, I had to get my training in. I’m anything but a good swimmer, but I’ve always loved to bike and to run. Swimming…I’d leave that to the fish. That morning, I remember lying in…
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