I was there once too in survival mode đź©ą and where i discovered that stepping out of survival mode, was my journey to healing ❤️‍🩹 Healing from trauma was never something I believed I could do. I thought trauma—complex PTSD, triggers, painful memories—was so deeply embedded in my nervous system that healing wasn’t possible. IContinue reading “If you’re in a place so dark…you don’t believe you will ever heal…”
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Silence & Solitude
After Healing Silence and solitude after healing are very different than the silence that comes before it. This kind of solitude didn’t arrive because I collapsed or gave up. It came after healing — when I slowly stepped back into the world with new awareness, healthy boundaries, and a nervous system that was no longerContinue reading “Silence & Solitude”
Healing Layers — Part Four
From Survival to Living When I was in survival mode, I don’t know that I consciously thought about it this way at the time. But looking back, survival looked like constant planning, rigid structure, and never truly resting. Everything had to be done by a certain time—usually by Sunday evening—so I could finally “relax.” SaturdaysContinue reading “Healing Layers — Part Four”
Healing Layers – Part 3: Waiting, Boundaries & Integration
Integration was the part of healing I didn’t expect. After the unraveling… after the awareness… after the realization that so much of my life had been lived in survival… There came a quiet. At first, it felt unfamiliar — almost unsettling — because for so long my body had only known chaos, anxiety, and constantContinue reading “Healing Layers – Part 3: Waiting, Boundaries & Integration”
Healing layers part 2:Â
Survival vs Healing: The Difference Changed My Whole Life Healing isn’t linear, and this reflection comes from a real moment in my journey. I share it as lived experience—honest, unfiltered, and still unfolding. One of the biggest things I’ve learned this past year is the difference between surviving and healing. It wasn’t obvious to meContinue reading “Healing layers part 2: “
🌿 HEALING LAYERS – PART 1Â
Where My Healing Truly Began: January 2024 Healing isn’t linear, and this reflection comes from a real moment in my journey. I share it as lived experience—honest, unfiltered, and still unfolding. January 2024 was the moment everything inside me began to overflow. What I thought was a mental spiral was actually my nervous system reachingContinue reading “🌿 HEALING LAYERS – PART 1 “
From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking: A Healing Manifesto
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”
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.”
🌿 March 2025: When Healing Became Real
In March 2025, I started telling my story again — but this time differently. I stopped giving details. I stopped reliving the scenes. I stopped trying to convince anyone of what happened. Instead, I began looking inward. I sat with my triggers. I faced memories instead of suppressing them. I learned how trauma lived inContinue reading “🌿 March 2025: When Healing Became Real”
The Honest Healing Journey with Kristi 