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Five Years Later

January 25, 2020 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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It's been five years. It's awfully surreal. So long ago. But also yesterday. For better or worse, anniversaries make us pause and reflect, don't they? I've struggled with what to say about where I … [Read more...] about Five Years Later

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: keep moving forward, physical therapy, recovery, trauma

Loving a Victim of Trauma

January 25, 2018 By Val Weston 1 Comment

Three years ago today. Three years since I was nearly killed by a careless driver while riding my motorcycle. Three years of figuring out how to navigate the trauma process. Last year I wrote … [Read more...] about Loving a Victim of Trauma

Filed Under: Life, Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: trauma

Awake: Finding My Inner Thelma

April 18, 2017 By Val Weston 6 Comments

I imagine most of you are familiar with the movie Thelma and Louise and its tale of two women finding their strength through a series of unexpected and escalating ordeals. In one … [Read more...] about Awake: Finding My Inner Thelma

Filed Under: Life, Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: nevada, recovery, trauma, women riders

Life After Trauma

January 25, 2017 By Val Weston 5 Comments

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Today marks an unwelcome anniversary: the second year since my near-fatal motorcycle crash at the hands of a negligent driver. I intended to write this last year on the first anniversary. … [Read more...] about Life After Trauma

Filed Under: Life, Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: crash, trauma

On Being OK

January 25, 2016 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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Today is the anniversary of the crash that changed my life. And yesterday I was out riding my motorcycle. It was an eerily similar scenario as far as weather and timing go: A severe-clear Sunday … [Read more...] about On Being OK

Filed Under: Life, Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: crash, trauma

Forty-Four: Eat the Cupcake

December 4, 2015 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Tomorrow marks my forty-fourth birthday. I view birthdays as personal new year: a time to reflect, assess, and consider the previous year. Birthdays are usually safe from the turmoil of other … [Read more...] about Forty-Four: Eat the Cupcake

Filed Under: Life, Motorcycling, Uncategorized Tagged With: birthday series, crash, new year, trauma

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