What a mess! Healing is messy AF and wildly unpopular with those who are offended by the idea you have something to heal from. It is bananas.
I wouldn’t have chosen the things that harmed me, but I’m grateful and proud of how I’m allowing myself to be shaped by them. Recovery keeps teaching me about mercy,…
Why I Did It Why did I marry a man who made me feel unsafe, unlovable, unworthy of comfort or acknowledgment? Because it was the kind of love I was…
Breaking the Cycle As I watch and try to untangle and make sense of what is happening, I see how those who need admiration will frequently and relentlessly cast a…
Break the Cycle. Starting Now. To the people who were older, and on whom I relied to teach me about love, trust, and connection: The messaging—that your encampment in your…