Re-wiring my brain and shifting my perspective has not been easy. There are many days where I have messed up and got frustrated because I didn’t feel as if I was achieving any progress, but going through all the ups and downs has single-handily been the absolute best thing for me to pull out of […]
The Exhaustion From healing Is Very Real
I recently wrote about what the impact of leaving survival mode means. How it signifies a shift towards healing and a more balanced and fulfilling life, allowing us to prioritize our mental well-being and work on our end goal of healing from trauma. What I didn’t go into detail about is how tired it makes […]
The Impact Of Leaving Survival Mode
I spent 40 years of my life in constant survival mode, running on fear. I ran myself into the ground and was constantly in fight or flight mode. Since I entered therapy and began my healing journey 10 years ago, for a period of that time I didn’t know what to make of it or […]
Learning To Love Myself For Who I Am
For so many years, deep down I believed that I was not worthy and nobody could ever accept me for who I was, so I did things that were not healthy in order to prove that to myself. I felt I wasn’t deserving to be loved because who wants to love someone who had been […]
The Need For External Validation
Having grown up being abused as a child and not being able to ask for help. The thought of speaking up felt foreign, and I had nobody to turn to because I didn’t think I would be believed. I ultimately carried the secret around for 40 years. I didn’t realize it then, but desperation was […]
Enduring Darkness To Find The Light
I was once told that we had to explore the darkness in our healing before we found the light; I never quite understood what that meant or how hard it would be until I really dug deep into my own healing. What people don’t understand is how exhausting healing actually is. We have to face […]