Tag: cptsd-and-ptsd

  • I Thought I Was Supposed to Tell My Story

    I thought I was supposed to tell my story. I was—but I didn’t understand why yet. Healing taught me that the story wasn’t the destination. It was how I began uncovering the patterns, beliefs, and survival responses connecting so many chapters of my life. Looking inward didn’t make my story less true. It helped me…

  • Note from the author

    Note from the author

    There comes a moment in healing when you realize you’re no longer tending to the wounds of your inner child — you’re standing as the woman she grew into. For a long time, speaking the truth felt like survival. Silence felt dangerous. Not because I was hiding anything — but because I was taught that…

  • Faith & Healing

    Finding Faith During Healing: When God Felt Like Punishment, Not Peace When Faith Felt Like a Love–Hate Relationship Finding my faith during healing did not come easily. For most of my life, my relationship with God was a love–hate one. I always believed He existed. During good times, I believed He was with me. But…