Healing, Glowing, and Growing – One Act of Self-Care At a Time
Still here. Still soft. Still rising
Category: Survival Mode & Nervous System
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The author reflects on their journey of recognizing the distress signals from their body, which persistently tried to communicate despite being ignored. They describe physical symptoms such as nausea, tension, pain, and overwhelming sensations, emphasizing the disconnect between mind and body. The author recounts experiences of medical gaslighting, leading to feelings of isolation and doubt…
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Eight months ago, my body finally shut down. But the truth is — the collapse wasn’t sudden. It didn’t come out of nowhere. It was years and years in the making. Looking back now, I can see the breadcrumbs. The slow erosion. The exhaustion that never fully went away. The way my mind and body…
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The last few days, I’ve been writing about survival mode, emotional release, and the anger that’s been rising to the surface — the kind of anger that comes from finally slowing down enough to feel what the body has been holding for years. What I didn’t expect was how this week would pull me deeper…
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For so long, I told myself that surviving was enough. And for a while, it was. Survival kept me breathing when everything in me felt weighed down. It got me through days that demanded more than I had to give. It kept me moving forward when my world felt like it was collapsing behind me.…
Healing, Glowing, and Growing - One Act of Self-Care At a Time 