PinnedCassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONFrom Fear to Empowerment: Triumph over TraumaThis is the final part of a 5-part trauma narrative that I completed to help me heal from my childhood experiences.Nov 22, 20231Nov 22, 20231
PinnedCassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONReclaiming My Narrative: Breaking the Chains of Childhood ShadowsThis is part 4 of a 5 part trauma narrative as directed by my therapist to help me heal from my childhood experiences. Nov 18, 20231Nov 18, 20231
PinnedCassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONHaunted Recollections: Navigating the Shadows of My ChildhoodThis is part 3 of a 5 part trauma narrative that I wrote to help heal from my childhood.Nov 12, 2023Nov 12, 2023
PinnedCassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONFading Memories: The Changing Landscape of My ChildhoodThis is Part 2 of a 5 part trauma narrative as advised by my therpaist to help heal from the events that occured in my childhood.Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
PinnedCassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONThe Dreamlike Childhood I Once HadThis narrative is part one of a 5 part series of a Trauma Narrative that I completed in therapy about my childhood to help heal.Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Cassey CanestaroWitnessing Grief Through My Child’s EyesI made sure to prepare my daughter for what was to come. My grandma was 84 years old, and it was evident that she was becoming more frail…1d ago1d ago
Cassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONA Grandmother’s Love: Memories and FarewellMother’s Day this year started as it has any other Mother’s Day in the past six years; I took a trip with my family to go birding at a…Jun 30Jun 30
Cassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONDifferent Reflections of Motherly LoveToday, my mom said to me, “I don’t think you should be bringing any more kids into the world.” She continued, saying how the world is…Apr 17Apr 17
Cassey CanestaroinILLUMINATIONConversation Can Influence the Emotional Well-Being Trajectory of a ChildAs I sat in my home with my husband and two children (6 and 4), I had a moment of clarity — conversations hold so much value in a child’s…Mar 20Mar 20
Cassey CanestaroThe Melancholy Symphony of ‘Happy Birthday’There is something so dramatic and triggering about that moment when everyone gathers around and sings “Happy Birthday” to your child. It…Mar 8Mar 8