A Declaration of Truth, Health, and Alignment I believe healing is not about becoming someone new. It is about returning to who you were before you learned to stay quiet to survive. I believe silence is not peace. Avoiding conflict does not heal wounds—it buries them. What is buried does not disappear; it lives inContinue reading “From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking: A Healing Manifesto”
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Welcome Here: This Is a Healing Space
Welcome. If you found your way here, I want you to know this space was created with intention, honesty, and care. This blog isn’t about having it all figured out. It isn’t about quick fixes, advice, or pretending healing is linear. It exists because healing—real healing—comes in layers, and sometimes you don’t recognize those layersContinue reading “Welcome Here: This Is a Healing Space”
Healing from trauma is much more complex than I ever imagined.
It’s like connecting dots to memories and moments you tucked away so long ago, you forgot they were even there. At first, healing feels slow and steady—just enough to notice that something is changing, but not enough to see where it’s leading. And then, almost all at once, things begin to unravel. Moments that onceContinue reading “Healing from trauma is much more complex than I ever imagined.”
💛 Final Message
Healing is not easy. But healing is possible. And healing is your responsibility. You don’t heal to hate people. You heal to understand them. And then you choose boundaries that protect your peace. My journey is long. My wounds were deep. My triggers were loud. My survival mode was strong. But I’m still here. I’mContinue reading “💛 Final Message”
💫 Why I’m Sharing My Story
Not to blame. Not to shame. Not to hurt anyone. But to bring understanding: • to people who don’t get trauma • to people who think you can “just move on” • to people who think childhood doesn’t matter • to people who feel broken and can’t explain why • to anyone healing and feeling aloneContinue reading “💫 Why I’m Sharing My Story”
🧩 What Healing Actually Looks Like
People think healing is: • journaling • meditating • therapy • reading books • “time will fix it” Healing is actually: • confronting your triggers • understanding the roots • breaking generational traits • grieving the childhood you didn’t get • outgrowing people you love • walking away from cycles • setting boundaries that disappointContinue reading “🧩 What Healing Actually Looks Like”
🦋 The Trigger I Couldn’t Ignore
Healing from abuse is one thing. Healing from childhood trauma is another. But healing from family systems that refuse to heal themselves …that’s a whole different battle. I thought I had healed everything I needed to. Until this Thanksgiving. I walked into that house and realized something: I healed. They didn’t. And suddenly nothing felt rightContinue reading “🦋 The Trigger I Couldn’t Ignore”
💖 And Then I Met My Husband
He was everything I prayed for: • honest • loyal • soft-hearted • caring • protective • steady And I didn’t know what to do with it. My nervous system only knew survival mode. So kindness felt suspicious. Safety felt foreign. Love felt like a trap. I questioned everything he did. Not because of whoContinue reading “💖 And Then I Met My Husband”
💔 My Marriages: Repeating Familiar Pain
I married the same person three times — because cycles feel like home until you break them. Marriage #1 We drifted. We were disconnected. I wasn’t surprised when it ended. Marriage #2 This one shattered me. I didn’t think I’d recover. I thought “this must be the trauma I’m meant to heal.” This divorce never went through theContinue reading “💔 My Marriages: Repeating Familiar Pain”
🌪️ Childhood: Where the Wounds Began
Growing up, I didn’t experience the “healthy divorce” people talk about. There was no co-parenting, no communication, no shared emotional responsibility. There was: • emotional chaos • inconsistency • neglect • criticism • being forgotten and pushed aside That childhood shaped my nervous system. It taught me survival, not safety. And for decades, I believedContinue reading “🌪️ Childhood: Where the Wounds Began”
The Honest Healing Journey with Kristi 