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Valerie Anne Burns

Authentic and Unfiltered

I can only be me. I was taught to be strong and independent as early as a three-year-old. In many ways it’s a burden but it’s my nature…

Jun 11

Authentic and Unfiltered

Jun 11

Mental Awareness Month — Yikes!

I‘m not altogether sure I’ve been aware that May involves a whole lot more than Spring, Mother’s Day, May Madness, and New Beginnings! My…

May 23

Mental Awareness Month — Yikes!

May 23

Woman in a Golden State

Here I am in my (slightly filtered) golden state and ironically just published in an anthology by the title of Women in a Golden State of…

Apr 17

Woman in a Golden State

Apr 17

My Take On Women’s History Month

This post contains potentially triggering content about sexual assault

Mar 14

My Take On Women’s History Month

Mar 14

Happy Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day!

It’s that time of year again where you see hearts in all forms everywhere you look: retail stores, doctor’s offices, business offices…

Feb 14

Happy Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day!

Feb 14

What I Can Manage

In what I find as the most baffling, disappointing, sad, and outrageous time to live in this country, I decided to share a poem instead of…

Jan 25

What I Can Manage

Jan 25

’Tis The Season to Be in a Bubble

Merry Everything to all. We have a month before we need to brace ourselves so why not be in the holiday spirit and a hazy denial bubble…

Dec 19, 2024

’Tis The Season to Be in a Bubble

Dec 19, 2024

Can Anyone Tell Me How To Do This?

Nature has been my spiritual practice. I’ve wanted to believe that being one who seeks beauty will continually provide a way to step over…

Nov 22, 2024

Can Anyone Tell Me How To Do This?

Nov 22, 2024

Survivors are Strong

Once again, we are in the month of October and the last week of Libran birthdays. As a breast cancer survivor, I have far too much…

Oct 15, 2024

Survivors are Strong

Oct 15, 2024

Birthday Train

No matter how much I’ve wanted to delay the speeding train toward my big birthday this year, it arrives at the station on September 29th…

Sep 27, 2024

Birthday Train

Sep 27, 2024

Valerie Anne Burns

Valerie Anne Burns

Author of Caution: Mermaid Crossing, Voyages of a Motherless Daughter”; Blogger; Breast Cancer Survivor; Hollywood Survivor; Workshop Leader; & Beauty Seeker.

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