Tag: trauma
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I Thought I Was Past This…
Part I: Healing In Real Time Hey y’all. It’s been a minute. And you know what that means… I’ve got something to talk about. But before I could write about it, I had to understand what actually happened. I couldn’t just spill it (cause we both know I’m apt to do just that…lol). I had…
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Mirror, Mirror (Part Two): When the Reflection Becomes Revelation
Back in 2014, I wrote about seeing myself clearly for the first time. But I was still wearing armor. Still hiding. Still surviving. This time, the mirror didn’t reflect who I had been. It revealed who I was becoming — the healed, whole, soft, and honest version of me that was always waiting to be…
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This One’s for Her: You Were Never Too Much
Years ago, I wrote a letter to my younger self, fresh out of college and feeling like I had arrived. I genuinely thought I was writing from a healed place (chile…I know, right?). Then I did it again after I got married…and whew, the delusion was even stronger that time. Lord. A few years ago,…
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Love or Control? The Difference Ain’t Always Clear.
Control doesn’t always look like force. Sometimes, it looks like concern. Sometimes, it looks like care. Sometimes, it looks like love. But the difference between love and control is freedom. Love lets you be. Control manages you. Love allows room for choice. Control demands compliance. And if you have to shrink, over-explain, or perform just…
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Acknowledging the Wound & Processing the Pain
Hey friends, We’re diving into the first couple of steps in this healing journey: Acknowledging the Wound & Processing the Pain. Healing doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process. And that process starts with being real about what’s hurt us. It’s about recognizing the places in our hearts that have been broken and giving ourselves permission to…
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Resilience Rising: Transforming Trauma
Family, it’s been a minute! I’ve been writing, but hadn’t posted anything here, somehow they all turn into facebook statuses. I realized once I typed this status that maybe this one should’ve been a blogpost, so here we are… So, picture this: you’re on FaceTime with a friend, pretty normal conversation, and suddenly the conversation…
UnShaded Revelations 