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Elizabeth Adams

@literaryescape94

9 months ago

Posted On: January 6th 2026, 06:20 pm

After my daughter Bridget was born, I got back into reading after a few years because I was looking forward to reading books to her and have her love books as much as I do.

Unfortunately, yesterday was the 3 year anniversary of her death. I ended up taking a few months off of reading because I had bad PTSD.

Once I started therapy, I started to read again. It helps with the quiet. Helps with the distraction. Let’s me escape my real life (hence literary escape ). I am so happy I picked this hobby back up and grateful my spouse encourages me to read and brags to his friends at parties on how much I read.

How did everyone else get into reading? Does it help you with your mental state and whatever tragedy you may be facing?

#literaryescape #infantloss #booktherapy #mentalhealth

Comments (3)

9 months ago

tarastraight

I’m so incredibly sorry for your loss. Hope you manage to find some comfort during this difficult time of year. ❤️

اسمت چیه از سرنوشت و آیندت خبرایی برات دارم ؟!
اگر اسمت توی این انرژی خوانی بود پس دوبار بزن روی صفحه ❤️تا انرژیش رو دریافت کنی .
اگر دوستی به این اسم داری بفرست براش 🫵🏻
📌اگر هم دوست داری برای اسم تو یه انرژی خوانی خفن داشته باشیم اسمتو برام این زیر بنویس.
بیشترین اسم هایی که تکرار شه توی پ..س.. ت بعدی انرژی خوانی داره 🙂

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🌿 Lost in nature, wrapped in elegance. ✨

35 DAYS until I step onto a bikini fitness competition stage 🍑🙈 and I still have around 18kg I’d ultimately like to lose.

I started this 165 days out, 30kg overweight.

I’m a mum of two. And for YEARS I’ve said: “I’m going to lose the weight.” And I HAVE lost it before.

Quite a few times actually

But I always ended up putting it back on.

Because I’d lose the weight, celebrate being finished with my diet, and then go straight back to living exactly how I did before.

I didn’t change my habits, relationship with food or get rid of the excuses.

And then wonder why I ended up back where I started.

What if instead of trying to lose 30kg, I focused on becoming the woman who naturally lives 30kg lighter?

The woman who enjoys walking, Who strength trains, Who eats her protein and whole foods, Who doesn’t need to spend every evening on the sofa eating crap.

Who actually ENJOYS looking after herself.

Because I don’t want to spend the rest of my life fighting myself to stay a certain size.

I want these things to become so normal that I don’t even think about them anymore.

Like brushing my teeth.

And I’m starting to feel that happening.

34 days left.

Am I going to look how I imagined on that stage?

I genuinely don’t know 😂

But I’m not going back to the woman who started this 131 days ago.

Because the goal was never really to finish another diet.

It was to NEVER NEED ANOTHER ONE.

Follow along because we’ve still got 34 days to see what happens 🍑🙈

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And yet, every once in a while, life blesses us with beautiful women who genuinely support us, uplift us, stand beside us, and even work behind the scenes to see us succeed. Women who celebrate our victories without envy, hold our hands through our struggles, and always wish the best for us.

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Elizabeth Adams

@literaryescape94

tarastraight

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