Healing, Glowing, and Growing – One Act of Self-Care At a Time
Still here. Still soft. Still rising
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The author reflects on the profound challenges of naming personal trauma, which they have carried silently for years. They explore the intense fears associated with public honesty, including the fear of judgment, retaliation, and being disbelieved, particularly in the context of a military environment that encourages silence. The pivotal act of acknowledging their trauma feels…
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For almost twenty years, I’ve been carrying something I didn’t have the words for — or maybe I did, but I wasn’t ready to speak them. PTSD from MST has been a quiet shadow in my life for so long that I didn’t even realize how much of myself I lost to it. But the…
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I’ve been noticing subtle changes within myself lately — shifts I never expected to feel, especially while walking through a season that has felt unbearably heavy. What’s surprising is that these changes aren’t loud or dramatic. They’re quiet. Soft. Almost fragile. And honestly? I’m scared of them. I’m scared of this new path, of the…
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Right now, I’m in a season of stress that feels loud, heavy, and hard to escape. This isn’t a reflection from a safe distance — this is me in the middle of it, doing the best I can with what I have. One of the biggest weights on me right now is financial stress. Healing…
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Depression that stems from trauma isn’t something I can simply “get over”. It’s not a chapter that ends neatly or a feeling that passes overnight. For me, it’s a landscape I have had to learn to navigate – sometimes crawling….. sometimes standing tall…..but oftentimes just simply trying to survive through it all. There are days…
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Healing means facing the part of ourselves that was silenced – the versions of us that were hurt, misunderstood, and blamed for simply existing. This is my letter to that girl who never got to be a child, who was punished for feeling too deeply, from me now, who is still finding a way to…
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Depression can make you feel like you’re walking through life in slow motion – heavy, disconnected, and unseen. It can strip away your motivation, your energy, and even your sense of self. Living with major depressive disorder isn’t just sadness- it’s about fighting every second of every day to stay present when everything inside you…
Healing, Glowing, and Growing - One Act of Self-Care At a Time 