The Healing Journey

When “I Didn’t Lie” Is the Biggest Lie There’s a specific kind of confusion that happens when you’re dealing with someone who insists they didn’t lie…but something still doesn’t feel right. You can’t quite prove it. You don’t have a clear contradiction to point to. And yet, you feel like you’re constantly trying to piece together a version of events that never fully makes sense. That’s because not all lies are spoken. Some are built slowly—through omission, distortion, and ju

To: The Woman Who Comes After Me, You may not believe me. You may not think you have any reason to. In fact, if you are at the beginning of your relationship with a man like this, he has probably already made sure you won’t. He has likely painted me the way men like him always paint the woman who came before you: bitter, crazy, unstable, impossible to please, impossible to love. He has probably told you he gave me everything and that I was the problem. That I ruined the marri

“Sometimes growth looks like not needing the closure you used to beg for.” —Unknown I used to fall apart when someone I cared about just disappeared without explanation. When communication stopped, when messages went unread, when silence stretched longer than I could bear. Those are the moments I would spiral. Overthink. Wonder what I did wrong. Try to make sense of something that didn’t make sense. But I’ve changed. When it happens now there’s still pain. There’s still confu

How can positivity be toxic? “ We are so wrapped up in a world of staying positive that we are actually ashamed of feeling anything else.” It might sound crazy but being positive can sometimes be toxic. How? When we dismiss or minimize a person's feelings or situation by telling them to stay positive it can sometimes do more harm than good. Experiences like grief, abuse and loss can't be reduced to 'you'll get over it' or 'just stay positive.' And a cheerleader sounding attit

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. As a competitor for Ms. Health & Fitness 2022, each day I will share something I have learned on...

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. As a competitor for Ms. Health & Fitness 2022, each day I will share something I have learned on my journey to wellness. If I inspire and motivate you on your journey please take a moment to vote. It's quick, it's easy and best of all, it's free. Then come back each day to read more. The one thing I've found that is 100% essential to creating a healthy, happy lifestyle is having a routine. We all routinely do things each day. But what I

Don't make happiness your goal... So many of us go through life looking for happiness. I'm no different. I spent almost 20 years trying to 'find ' happiness in an abusive marriage. Like most tumultuous relationships it didn't start out that way and there were good times. But towards the end I found myself thinking "I'll be happy when... he stops drinking, he's on the right meds, or when the weather is nice, or when we go on vacation..." I kept searching for happiness as the