Tag: trauma

Understanding Your Relationship with Yourself

I'm not sure if I've already posted this but I've been clearing out my writing folders and podcast scripts and didn't want this goody to go to waste. Today we’re diving into one of the most important, and yet most overlooked, relationships in our lives, the one we have with ourselves. Let me say this … Continue reading Understanding Your Relationship with Yourself →

When Hope Becomes an Addiction in Toxic Relationships

Hope is often seen as a virtue, a beacon of light that guides us through the darkest times. From childhood, we are taught that hope is always a good thing—that if we just believe hard enough, things will eventually get better. What happens when hope becomes an addiction—an anchor that keeps us tethered to toxic, … Continue reading When Hope Becomes an Addiction in Toxic Relationships →

The Day My World Shattered — And How I Rose from It

There are moments in life that don’t just hurt—they split you wide open. For me, that moment was the day I lost my mother to murder. No words can fully explain the way your soul leaves your body when you hear that kind of news. It’s the kind of trauma that steals your breath, unearths … Continue reading The Day My World Shattered — And How I Rose from It →

The Addiction of Hope: How It Keeps Us Stuck in Toxic Relationships

Hope is often seen as a virtue, a beacon of light that guides us through the darkest times. From childhood, we are taught that hope is always a good thing—that if we just believe hard enough, things will eventually get better. What happens when hope becomes an addiction—an anchor that keeps us tethered to toxic, … Continue reading The Addiction of Hope: How It Keeps Us Stuck in Toxic Relationships →

L-O-V-E

The love bomb and the discard. The devaluation cycle. You go from on top of the world to the gutter really quick. A little bit of bread crumbing in the middle to give you hope. Just a tiny taste of the love they used to feed you. Scraps really. And it almost seemed like they … Continue reading L-O-V-E →