Category Archives: Healing and Recovery

Protected: Enough Of Life’s Lessons Already !

Posted on April 5, 2015 by beckikeyevents

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Posted in childhood friends, Domestic Violence, Healing and Recovery, Life Lessons, starting over | Tagged abuse, forgiveness, friendships, life lessons, new home, survivor | Enter your password to view comments.

#Why I Stayed , #Why I Left

Posted on September 9, 2014 by beckikeyevents

It’s trending on Twitter, the elevator punch seen across the world. You know the one !Ray Rice the former Baltimore Raven’s running back, knocks his then fiance’, Janay out cold. This happened on camera at an Atlantic City Casino in … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence victims, Healing and Recovery, Janay Rice, Knocked out in Elevator, Ray Rice | Tagged # why I Left, # why I stayed, abuse, escaping domestic violence, narcissistic personality, trending on Twitter | 26 Comments

Where I Work , And What I Do

Posted on July 14, 2014 by beckikeyevents

I thought long and hard about revealing where I am employed. Most bloggers aren’t as open about who they are, where they live or where they work, and for good reason. Many are writing about experiences that are still secrets … Continue reading →

Posted in arizona, Healing and Recovery, Life's Blessings and Joys, new adventures, new beginnings | Tagged Blogging the truth, Domestic Violence Survivor, Encore Creative, exposure, Secrets | 17 Comments

Full Disclosure

Posted on May 24, 2014 by beckikeyevents

I can’t change the past but the past has changed me. Matthew West wrote a song titled, “My Name Is.” In his lyrics there is a great phrase, “I am no longer defined by the wreckage behind.” This week I … Continue reading →

Posted in arizona, becki duckworth, Becoming accountable, Family Secrets, Healing and Recovery, leaving the past behind, My Life as an Celebrity Event Planner, new adventures | Tagged background checks, creating magic, Fear of the past, full disclosure, honesty | 6 Comments

Big Things

Posted on May 22, 2014 by beckikeyevents

Our youngest son used to always say, “Mom, I am doing big things, really big things.” He used “big things” in reference to modeling at Columbia Sportswear, his employment at the bank and when he started college. That child was quite … Continue reading →

Posted in arizona, Arizona by Harley, Healing and Recovery, Life's Blessings and Joys, living the dream, Mothers day | Tagged Big things, if I die on a Harley I will Die happy, living with PTSD, mothers day, real happiness, Sightseeing Arizona by Motorcycle | 7 Comments

Our New Home State Is Arizona

Posted on March 18, 2014 by beckikeyevents

We made it !! We left Oregon early morning March 8th, arrived in Reno Nevada around dinner time the same day. We spent two wonderful nights with family in Reno relaxing and catching up. Monday morning March 10th we drove … Continue reading →

Posted in arizona, ditat deus, Healing and Recovery, Life's Blessings and Joys, Mental Health, new adventures | Tagged Anything is possible, Arizona Bike week, goodbye Oregon, Next Chapter in life, re locating to Arizona, reaching for your dream | 17 Comments

Keep Your Tissue, I Need To Grieve

Posted on January 7, 2014 by beckikeyevents

My feeling is when a person is crying/grieving let them do so. By handing a crying friend a tissue there is a hidden message asking them to stop crying. People need to cry in order to heal. Allow the flood … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Abuse, daughters, Dysfunctional Family Relationships, estranged fathers, father less children, Healing and Recovery, step fathers, Traumatic Experiences | Tagged biological fathers, emotional abandoned by fathers, emotional abandonment, fatherless children, grieving children, growing up fatherless, keep your tissues, needing to grieve, unavailable fathers | 20 Comments

Christmas At The Beach

Posted on December 22, 2013 by beckikeyevents

Wishing all of you a very happy holiday season, if you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas !! Ronnie and I will be celebrating Christmas at the beach this year. We’ve rented a suite, overlooking the beautiful coastline. The hotel has an … Continue reading →

Posted in Dysfunctional Family Relationships, friendships, Healing and Recovery, holiday season, new adventures | Tagged child abuse survivor, Christmas at the beach, Christmas with friends, Duckworth Christmas, thankful, TV drama about survival | 20 Comments

Just Another Hateful Email

Posted on December 15, 2013 by beckikeyevents

I debated with myself about sharing on my blog portions of an email that Ali sent to me. For those of you that are not familiar with Ali, she is my youngest daughter that I placed for adoption in Oregon … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Angry emails, cyber bullying, Dysfunctional Family Relationships, Healing and Recovery, Holiday chaos, Open adoption | Tagged Alison Rodgers, birth mother, hateful emails, I survived, narcissistic children, surviving abuse | 16 Comments

Strangers In Our Families

Posted on December 5, 2013 by beckikeyevents

A few nights ago I was talking with a dear friend whom also has suffered a tremendous amount of trauma. The word “damaged” was brought up again. We have known each other for years. Trauma, pain, and hardship is not … Continue reading →