Why Choose Hope and Healing?

August 20, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Why even try to heal from trauma and abuse? I get it. It’s hard work and it takes a lot of time. It takes being completely committed to self and personal well-being. It requires one to be okay with being uncomfortable, sometimes unsure, and perhaps the bad guy to your abuser(s). I want hope and […]

Introducing Hope

July 23, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Since I was a girl, I’ve struggled with depression and chronic illness. I was tender, easily-wounded, and obsessed with gaining (and hearing) approval from the ones I loved. I didn’t understand that their inability to express approval didn’t mean that I wasn’t good enough. After experiencing domestic violence in my adult years, completely losing all […]

I’m Coming Out!!

July 16, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Heyyy!!! It feels good to still be on my journey of hope and healing. It feels good to be emerging from the hole I’ve been in, too. My life has been bumpy but at least I can feel. I’ve been numb before and that is far worse.

Living in Recovery

June 13, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m a survivor of domestic violence. I have experienced extreme emotional abuse and I have a lot of scars. Sometimes, the scars, flashbacks, and emotions are more than I know how to handle. I’m still discovering my triggers and ways to strengthen my emotional and mental well-being. But HOW? Honesty. I refuse to be dishonest […]

Ignoring the Pain Is Easier

May 13, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Ignoring the pain is easier than facing it. Periodt (as the younger folks say). Sitting in shame and guilt and regret is easier than facing the pain and healing from it. One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do is get up from my rut of bitterness, pain, and feeling worthless. I had […]