Category: RESILIENCE
Your Hormones Are Not Betraying YouâTheyâre Trying to Protect You
Letâs make one thing clear:
You are not crazy.You are not lazy.You are not broken.
You are in a body that has been trying to protect you in ways n [...]
The Fire Comes Back: What Happens When You Finally Feel Safe
For a long time, it was survival.
You moved through your days like a soldierâalert, braced, eyes scanning, body tight, heart tired.
You were here. [...]
Reclaiming the Fire: Brown Fat, Survival Mode & the Body That Still Loves You
Youâve been surviving.
Youâve been carrying the weight of silence, systems, sorrow, and staying ready for the next hitâemotional or otherwise.
So if [...]
âĄThey Misjudged YouâBut You Didnât Disappear
You know whatâs wild?
They thought that breaking you would end the story.They thought silence meant defeat.They mistook your stillness for surrender. [...]
Youâre Not BehindâYouâre Rebuilding
Letâs go ahead and cancel a lie today:âI should be further along by now.âWhere? According to whom? On whose timeline?
If youâve survived harm, betray [...]
New to Boundaries? Youâre Not Alone.
For many of us who survived abuse, neglect, or manipulation, the concept of âboundariesâ may feel foreignâmaybe even scary.
You might have grown up i [...]
The Healing Hum: A Sound Our Bodies Remember
Before we had language for healingâŚBefore we knew the words nervous system or self-regulationâŚMany of us grew up in homes where someone hummed us th [...]
Survivor Affirmation: My Scars Tell a Story of Strength
If youâve ever worried that sharing your story makes you look weakâLet me remind you what your story really says:
Something struck me.Something t [...]
Even in Silence. Even in Fear. I Was Resisting.
You may not have screamed.You may not have fought back the way they say you âshould have.âYou may not have run, or yelled, or told anyone.
But please [...]
For the One Who Feels Ashamed of How She Survived
Some of us look back on how we coped, and the shame rushes in.
You didnât tell.You froze.You smiled through it.You went back.You blamed yourself.You [...]