You may have noticed that I took a little break last week and this Monday. Writing posts can be emotionally taxing or can feel like self-care. It can be hard to know what topic will strike which way. I was feeling a little tired and decided to take time to rest in gratefulness of how…
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Think Before You Speak: Abusive Relationship Edition
I love answering questions from readers! If you ever have one, don’t hesitate to leave it as a comment (which can be done anonymously on any post) or to send it via Insta or FB messages (click the icons above to connect). Today’s focus: What were the most helpful and hurtful things that people have…
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“Is He Divorced Too?”
This week I am excited to chat about new relationships after abuse. I talk a lot about the individual healing journey, but once you have made some headway, you might ask, “am I ready to include someone?” Dating again is absolutely a personal decision to make, but I wanted to write about some essentials for…
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Let’s Talk About Journaling
Quick update before we jump into today’s post: Last week, I shared about anniversary reactions. I am happy to report that I woke up feeling full of joy on Wednesday, and I am incredibly thankful to say that it has continued through this week. There are so many ebbs and flows of the healing journey,…
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Anniversary Reactions
Thanks for joining me. I’m glad that you are here with me today. I have talked about anniversary reactions before, but I wanted to dig a little deeper because I am coming up on a big one this week. An anniversary reaction is when your brain and/or body is triggered on or around the date…