I wish it did. Damn it, I wish it did. We are coming up the one year anniversary of everything. April 6th was the first time I coughed up blood. I sat in the bathroom, coughing, coughing, and coughing. Red and red and red. I was watching Netflix’s Baby Reindeer and hating it. That’s notContinue reading “The Body Doesn’t Forget”
Author Archives: Sarah Bocchino
Stepping
I continue to be frustrated and frightened. I still have fluid on my lungs. The left side of my heart is stiff–it doesn’t relax like it should, so it creates a bottleneck of fluid in my lungs. My heart–like the rest of me–needs a chill pill and to relax, but neither of us really knowsContinue reading “Stepping”
Not Isolated
Of course, I write a blog, and then something happens that I don’t want to forget. I wish it didn’t happen, but I don’t want it fade, even if it hurts. My son is freshly ten-years-old. He’s homeschooled, and I know part of that is hard on him. His father is adamant about homeschooling. BeforeContinue reading “Not Isolated”
Stuck
Sometimes, I’m not sure who I am writing for. The point was this website was twofold: Unfortunately, I am not sure the goal two supports goal one. I’m honestly afraid that goal two may make me look a crazy person. Or depressed. Or unreliable. Or scary. Allow me to clarify: Yes, I have diagnosed PTSDContinue reading “Stuck”
Grieve and Release … or something like it
I sit on the therapist’s couch and tap my toes, staring at the clock. I’m anxious, and that comes out in my ankles, my fingers, my toes, my eyes darting everywhere but her eyes, landing there only briefly to acknowledge human connection. Trained. It’s rude not to look at someone’s face while speaking, but I’veContinue reading “Grieve and Release … or something like it”
CTV and OTT in Advertising: What They Are and How to Use Them
Not sure what the difference is between CTV and OTT? Learn about what they are, how they differ, and how they can be used in advertising.
The Sacrifice of Safety
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”― C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe I have the words “He’s not a tame lion” tattooed on the inside of my forearm. I adoreContinue reading “The Sacrifice of Safety”
“I Have a Place Where Dreams Are Born . . .”
Some days, I have flashbacks. Like suddenly I’m five-years-old, jumping on the bed, trying to fly away to Neverland. I’m in my Oma and Papa’s apartment, which always smells like cigarette ashes, and I’m watching a movie in their bedroom with my little brother while the adults talk in the sitting room. Papa is inContinue reading ““I Have a Place Where Dreams Are Born . . .””
Beauty and the Pedestal
My mom likes to tell this story about me as a tyke, before fashion and weight and acne were even a whisper of a thought. I am three-years-old, fresh out of my parents’ shower, and my mom finds me striking poses in front of her full-length mirror.In my birthday suit.Proud as can be.I had neverContinue reading “Beauty and the Pedestal”
Company Newsletter
Click the link below to download and view a company newsletter I wrote and designed. I had to stay within a strict color scheme and brand design rules to feature employee quotes about the COVID-19 pandemic and various employee announcements and events.
SJ Bocci Writes 