Relearning How to Listen to Your Body’s Needs
Relearning How to Listen to Your Body’s Needs Your body remembers what your mind forgets. It carries your stress, your stories, your trauma, and your unmet needs—quietly, until it can’t…
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What Are You Carrying That Isn’t Yours?
What Are You Carrying That Isn’t Yours? There’s a kind of heaviness that doesn’t come from your own life but from everyone else’s. It creeps in subtly, disguised as love,…
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Mental Clutter and How to Clear What’s Weighing You Down
Mental Clutter and How to Clear What’s Weighing You Down We talk about decluttering our homes, our schedules, even our diets but what about the clutter in our minds? That…
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Let Go of the Stuff that Weighs You Down
Let Go of the Stuff that Weighs You Down Some burdens are invisible.They don’t show up on our shoulders, but in our sighs. In our sleepless nights. In the tension…
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Love Yourself
Love Yourself Loving yourself isn’t selfish.It’s sacred. Some of us were taught to shrink, to apologize for our needs, to care for everyone but ourselves. Others have been through so…
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Emotional Resiliency – Bending Without Breaking
Emotional Resiliency – Bending Without Breaking Some days hit hard.Loss. Disappointment. Trauma. Stress.You wonder, “How am I still standing?” The answer might be found in two powerful words: Emotional Resiliency….
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Mistakes are Proof That You Are Trying
Mistakes are Proof That You Are Trying Let’s be honest: making mistakes never feels good. Maybe you snapped at someone you love.Or maybe you said the wrong thing.Maybe you’re carrying…
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You are Not Lazy – You Are Tired
You are Not Lazy – You Are Tired People often label themselves lazy when they’re actually exhausted. Exhaustion doesn’t always show up with dark circles and yawns. Sometimes it looks…
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The Power of Self-Care in Healing
The Power of Self-Care in Healing We often think of self-care as bubble baths, spa days, or quiet moments with a good book. And while those things are beautiful expressions…
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Resiliency: The Holy Work of Rising Again
Resiliency isn’t just about bouncing back—it’s about rising stronger, even when everything around you feels broken. Life has a way of shaking us, sometimes to our core. But God never…
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Silence with a Side of Stirring
Silence with a Side of Stirring There is so much I want to say, yet I remain silent, paralyzed by fears of judgment, isolation, and retaliation. It’s important to understand…
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Dear Amygdala
Dear Amygdala, You are not my friend, dear Amygdala. The emotions you project are not welcome. It has become clear that you are being used and manipulated. Past trauma is…
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score: How Unresolved Trauma Manifests Physically We often think of trauma as something that exists only in the mind—something we can push down, lock away, and…
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Not All Scars Can Be Seen
Not All Scars Can Be Seen Not All Scars Can Be Seen Scars tell stories. Some are visible, etched into our skin as reminders of battles fought and wounds healed. Others,…
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What is a Traumaversary?
A note from Brandi:This reflection is shared for education, encouragement, and personal reflection. It discusses trauma, body memory, anxiety, flashbacks, emotional distress, and healing. It is not therapy, clinical advice,…
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In the Still of the Night The Monster Comes to Play
Content Note:This post discusses suicide, suicide loss, suicidal thoughts, grief, mental health, emotional pain, or crisis support. Please read with care. If this topic feels activating, it is okay to…
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What Fireworks Means to a School Shooting Survivor
Content Note:This guest post discusses sensitive topics that may include trauma, abuse, grief, emotional pain, family conflict, fear, anger, or mental health struggles. Please read with care. A note…
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Lockup: Extended Stay
Lockup: Extended Stay Content Note:This guest post discusses sensitive topics that may include suicidal thoughts, self-harm, suicide loss, trauma, depression, anxiety, emotional pain, or crisis-level hopelessness. Please read with care….
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Healing Through Anger
Content Note: This guest post discusses sensitive topics that may include trauma, abuse, grief, emotional pain, family conflict, fear, anger, or mental health struggles. Please read with care. A note…
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No Thanks to You Part 3
Content Note: This guest post discusses sensitive topics that may include suicidal thoughts, self-harm, suicide loss, trauma, depression, anxiety, emotional pain, or crisis-level hopelessness. Please read with care. If this…