There Will Always Be People Who Judge You, So Let Them
Nobody has the right to hold you prisoner to your mistakes when they don’t know a damn thing about the choices you had to choose from and how hard you fought just to survive.
When What Comes To Break Us Actually Saves Us
You built until you were whole again; stronger than you had ever been, put back together with courage and resilience and worth and strength and the wisdom of one who has survived the storm.
Sometimes You Need To Talk About Your Depression And You Need Someone To Listen
To know depression is not failure. To know it is not weakness. To know there is no fault and no blame. To know how strong we really are to continue the fight when every breath is a battle won. To know we are doing the best we can, and that will always be enough.
To The Woman Currently Hurting, You Are Stronger Than You Realize
Dear woman, pick up your heavy burdens. You have dwelled long enough in your spaces of regret.
How I Stopped Letting My Past Secrets Define Me
My warrior heart beats again, the one he tried to destroy. The one he almost destroyed. But not quite. Here, in this place, I once again find life.
Why You Shouldn’t Rush To Heal After Experiencing Trauma
Those around me are uncomfortable with my response. They would rather I just find a way to deal with it, get over it. Mess on the floor makes people nervous. But I refuse to force myself to smile to please a world that likes everything to look pretty.
Sometimes, Love Just Isn’t Enough
It used to be enough, back then—back when love was shiny and new. But summer skies are soon defeated by dark-coloured clouds as cherry trees stand naked and forlorn in the starkness of winter and golden light recalls something beyond your grasp.