Why I’ve Kept My Distance
June 08, 2025
I thought I was protecting others. Maybe I was just trying to survive. Maybe this is what happens when your earliest love left you...
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When the Wound Won’t Close
June 08, 2025
Sometimes healing doesn’t mean resolution. It means learning to sit with what still aches — without abandoning ourselves in the process.
Read More →When the Fantasy Starts to Fall Apart
June 08, 2025
We thought we were building a life together. But it turns out, we were building a fantasy. And when I started wanting something real,...
Read More →When Love Teaches You Not to Trust Yourself
June 08, 2025
Sometimes the deepest wound isn’t just being unloved — it’s being loved in a way that makes you doubt your own instincts forever.
Read More →When Love Isn’t Enough
June 08, 2025
He may have believed he loved me. But if that love didn’t hold me, protect me, or help me grow — then it wasn’t...
Read More →What’s Left After the Truth
June 08, 2025
You face the pain. You speak the truth. You grieve what never was. And then... you’re just tired. Not healed. Not free. Just empty....
Read More →Voodoo Child, and the Power to Walk Away
June 08, 2025
This wasn’t just a song. It was the sound of something waking up inside me. Something my dad heard too.
Read More →To the People I Pushed Away
June 08, 2025
You didn’t do anything wrong. I just didn’t know how to be close without fear. And I’m sorry if my silence ever made you...
Read More →To Be Seen in a Relationship
June 08, 2025
Being seen is more than being looked at. It's being understood, felt, and accepted — even in the parts of ourselves we've learned to...
Read More →The Strange Mercy of Being Pushed Away
June 08, 2025
Sometimes love doesn't look like holding on. Sometimes it looks like being pushed out — not because you weren't loved, but because they didn't...
Read More →The Songs My Dad Left Playing
June 08, 2025
Adele. Coldplay. Evanescence. My dad didn’t sing these songs—but he played them over and over again. And I think they were saying what he...
Read More →The Quiet Ways He Protected Me
June 08, 2025
He couldn't show love loudly. So he showed it sideways. In donuts. In freedom. In silence.
Read More →The Love I Deserved
June 08, 2025
This isn’t about blame. It’s about naming what I needed — and never got. Because only by naming it can I stop searching for...
Read More →The Joshua Tree and the Road That Made My Father Feel Free
June 08, 2025
My dad played U2’s *The Joshua Tree* on repeat while driving through America with my mum. It wasn’t just an album—it was a glimpse...
Read More →The Hotel He Never Wanted to Stay In
June 08, 2025
Hotel California wasn’t just a song for my dad. It was a warning. A mirror. A truth he felt in his bones long before...
Read More →The Family That Wasn't
June 08, 2025
Trying to make sense of the people who should have been there, the ones who showed glimpses of love, and the quiet rage that...
Read More →The Dogs He Loved
June 08, 2025
A letter to my father, a reflection on our bond, and what I carry with me still.
Read More →The Crown Was on Fire, and So Was He
June 08, 2025
Arthur Brown didn’t just perform 'Fire' — he became it. And for my dad, it was the moment something wild and true lit up...
Read More →The Body Remembers Care
June 08, 2025
Sometimes what we’re drawn to isn’t about fantasy or preference—it’s about the nervous system remembering what felt safe.
Read More →Sorting Through the Scraps
June 08, 2025
Sometimes we revisit a past relationship not to rewrite it, but to understand the pieces — so we can build something healthier next time....
Read More →Somewhere He Believed There Was More
June 08, 2025
For my dad, Stairway to Heaven wasn’t just music. It was a doorway. A whisper that maybe life could be more than struggle and...
Read More →Small Markers of Healing
June 08, 2025
Sometimes healing doesn’t feel like progress. It feels like exhaustion, doubt, or stillness. Here are some quiet signs you’re still moving forward — even...
Read More →Poker, Pain, and the Empty Room
June 08, 2025
Poker used to help me manage emotion. But when I’m in deep emotional pain, it becomes a mirror—reflecting everything back. This is a reflection...
Read More →Now Comes the Sitting
June 08, 2025
After the realizations, after the rage, after the grief — sometimes the only thing left to do is sit with what still hurts. And...
Read More →Music as a Mirror
June 08, 2025
Music meets us exactly where we are — not because it changes, but because we do. It reflects the parts of us we're finally...
Read More →Japan and the Paper Round
June 08, 2025
At twelve years old, I flew to Japan to visit my best friend’s family. But the story behind that trip says everything about who...
Read More →I’m Not Avoiding People — I’m Just Learning to Trust Myself
June 08, 2025
There was a time I thought I was pulling away out of fear. But now I see it differently. I’m not isolating — I’m...
Read More →If That Was Love, Why Did It Almost Kill Me?
June 08, 2025
What do you do with the kind of love that leaves you shattered, confused, and doubting whether it was ever real at all?
Read More →I Get to Define Love Now
June 08, 2025
They might have thought they loved me. But I get to decide what love really means — and what I’ll never settle for again....
Read More →Every Inch of His Love
June 08, 2025
For my dad, this wasn’t just a song about lust. It was about love without apology — the kind he never got to show...
Read More →Cremation and Bohemian Rhapsody
June 08, 2025
Reflections on my father, his mother, and the unspoken legacy of pain passed down through silence and symbolism.
Read More →Bohemian Rhapsody as a Symbolic Death
June 08, 2025
What if Bohemian Rhapsody isn’t just a song—but a grief-soaked farewell to the boy who tried to be loved by someone who never could?...
Read More →Black Magic Woman: A Symbol of Toxic Love
June 08, 2025
Is Santana's 'Black Magic Woman' really about a woman—or the way desire can blind us to our own wounding?
Read More →Avoidance Wasn’t Who I Was — It Was How I Survived
June 08, 2025
I didn’t avoid people because I didn’t care. I avoided them because connection felt dangerous — and staying away felt like the only way...
Read More →Anything for Love—and the Man My Dad Might Have Been
June 08, 2025
Meat Loaf was more than nostalgia in our house. His music was theatre, heartbreak, and hope wrapped in one. And for my dad, 'Anything...
Read More →What Really Matters to Me
June 07, 2025
The five values that keep me grounded — not as a checklist to perfect, but as a compass to return to when life feels...
Read More →What My Father Would Say to Me
June 07, 2025
A reflection on the words I believe my father would say to me now — after everything, through everything, with love.
Read More →Truths Revealed Through Psychosis
June 07, 2025
How my breakdown uncovered the truths I wasn’t ready to face—and became a breakthrough.
Read More →The Unveiling of Who I Truly Am
June 07, 2025
I’m not trying to become someone else — I’m learning to remove what’s not me. And every layer I shed reveals more of who...
Read More →The Longings That Point Me Home
June 07, 2025
The things I long for aren’t flaws — they’re the compass pointing me back to my unmet needs. And when I stop shaming them,...
Read More →Shadow Integration and Wholeness
June 07, 2025
Integration isn’t about fixing the broken parts — it’s about seeing the whole truth. Light and dark. Gold and grit. And loving it all....
Read More →My Why: Authenticity or Nothing
June 07, 2025
I don’t need a grand mission. I just need to be myself. Fully, honestly. Because the alternative is too costly — to me, and...
Read More →Letting It Breathe: What It Feels Like to Finally Let Myself Be Seen
June 07, 2025
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Read More →False Needs, True Needs
June 07, 2025
Sorting through what I once chased—and what I now know I truly need.
Read More →The Defence Mechanisms I Still Use
June 07, 2025
The survival strategies that once protected me no longer run the show.
Read More →Daily Reminders for a Life of Flow
June 07, 2025
A life of flow begins with remembering who you are — and unlearning everything that told you not to be. These reminders help me...
Read More →My Brain, My Beliefs, and the Path to Healing
June 07, 2025
A grounded look at how my mind tries to protect me—and how I’m learning to meet it with love instead of shame.
Read More →Boundaries and Self-Acceptance: A Quiet Rebellion
June 07, 2025
Boundaries aren’t just about keeping others out — they’re about protecting what’s sacred within. Here’s what I’m learning about honouring myself and accepting my...
Read More →Boldness Over Fear: A Personal Reading of Jung
June 07, 2025
A reflection on Jung's insights about fear and the adversary within, and how boldness becomes our act of liberation.
Read More →The Gifts My Father Gave Me
June 07, 2025
A tender reflection on my father's quiet influence, and how his presence lives on in the parts of me I’m still learning to embrace....
Read More →When Things Don’t Sit Right: Sitting with the Ambiguity
June 06, 2025
Some moments don’t make sense. And maybe they’re not meant to. But I’m learning to trust myself anyway.
Read More →What It Cost Me to Stay
June 06, 2025
I’m starting to see what it truly cost me to stay loyal to someone who never loved me. And while I grieve that, I’m...
Read More →This Might Be the Moment I Finally Let Someone In
June 06, 2025
I’ve spent years protecting myself by not trusting others. But what if the safety I’ve been searching for is already here — and I...
Read More →The Safety of Stress: Why Familiar Dysregulation Can Feel Like Home
June 06, 2025
Sometimes the tasks that stress us the most feel oddly familiar — because our nervous system learned to equate uncertainty with danger. But healing...
Read More →Sweeter Than Sovereignty
June 06, 2025
The beauty of solitude, the courage to hold out for depth, and the quiet power of knowing your worth.
Read More →I'm Still Learning Who Feels Safe to Be Seen By
June 06, 2025
After years of hiding to survive, learning to be seen again — really seen — takes time, tenderness, and courage.
Read More →Some Therapy Sessions Don’t Have Answers — Just Openings
June 06, 2025
Not every therapy session ends with clarity. Sometimes it opens a doorway to a deeper truth, one we’re just beginning to feel.
Read More →Sitting in the In-Between
June 06, 2025
The quiet space between leaving what hurt and finding what heals can feel empty—but it’s where your truest self begins to form.
Read More →Removing the Last Line of Defense
June 06, 2025
When you grow up protecting yourself from the people who were meant to protect you, trust doesn’t come easy. But healing invites you to...
Read More →Parenting from Where I Am, Not Where I Think I Should Be
June 06, 2025
I used to think I had to show up full, perfect, and prepared. But today, I’m learning to meet my son with honesty about...
Read More →Not Everything That’s Respectful Is Safe
June 06, 2025
Sometimes, people who’ve hurt you learn how to treat you respectfully — but that doesn’t mean you can let them back in. Respect is...
Read More →Maybe This Is What It Feels Like to Be Cared For
June 06, 2025
I’ve spent so long expecting criticism that I’ve struggled to receive care. But maybe this time, someone really did want to check I was...
Read More →Maybe This Is What Care Really Looks Like
June 06, 2025
I’ve spent years projecting mistrust onto women who cared for me. Today, I saw someone clearly — and, for the first time, let her...
Read More →Love or Fear: The Compass Within
June 06, 2025
Every decision stems from one of two places: love or fear. One is your true self. The other, your performance self.
Read More →Step 1: Leaving the Roles Behind
June 06, 2025
I used to believe love meant being useful. But I’m learning now — my worth was never meant to come from what I gave....
Read More →Learning to Be Met
June 06, 2025
When someone truly sees us, it can feel overwhelming. But learning to receive that is a powerful part of becoming whole.
Read More →I'm Still Learning Who Feels Safe to Be Seen By
June 06, 2025
After years of hiding to survive, learning to be seen again — really seen — takes time, tenderness, and courage.
Read More →I Thought This Would Break Me — But It Set Me Free
June 06, 2025
I expected collapse. I expected chaos. But all I got was peace — and the realization that the power I once feared was never...
Read More →I Thought They Were Attacking Me — But I Was Afraid to Trust
June 06, 2025
Sometimes I think people are judging or attacking me — but what I’m really feeling is the fear of being seen. And maybe that...
Read More →I See the Gift. And I Know the Cost.
June 06, 2025
My ability to attune to others wasn’t learned in a classroom — it was shaped by a life that demanded I read every room,...
Read More →From Hypervigilance to Healing
June 06, 2025
A reflection on transforming childhood hypervigilance into therapeutic insight and self-trust.
Read More →Forgiving My Father, Becoming Myself
June 06, 2025
What if my dad did love me? And what if the way I show up for my son is how I forgive the parts...
Read More →For Me, She Is Dead
June 06, 2025
Some people don't leave through death — they leave through betrayal, denial, and the slow erosion of trust. And one day, you realise you're...
Read More →I’m Done Protecting the People Who Couldn’t Love Me
June 06, 2025
I spent years hiding the truth to protect people who never protected me. But silence has a cost — and I’m no longer willing...
Read More →Control Dressed Up as Kindness
June 06, 2025
Sometimes what looks like care is actually control. A reflection on reclaiming truth from disguised intentions.
Read More →Being Truly Held
June 06, 2025
It doesn’t always look like fireworks. Sometimes being held is quiet, steady, and everything you never knew you needed.
Read More →Trusting Myself at Last
June 05, 2025
A reflection on reclaiming freedom, trusting intuition, and why poker became more than just a game—it became a path back to myself.
Read More →What I Never Got to Say to My Dad
June 05, 2025
A letter to the father I never truly got to know—and the grief of what could’ve been.
Read More →Today, I Didn’t Run
June 05, 2025
A quiet but powerful morning of choosing rest, presence, and wholeness over old patterns.
Read More →The Space After the Storm
June 05, 2025
A reflection on the liberation that comes after shedding old expectations—and the quiet questions that remain.
Read More →The Freedom That Makes People Uncomfortable
June 05, 2025
Some people question my solitude. But maybe it's not me they're unsure of—maybe it's what my freedom stirs up in them.
Read More →Reclaiming My Body
June 05, 2025
A quietly radical moment of presence, where I finally touched myself without shame—and felt something beautiful.
Read More →I’m No Longer Available for One-Sided Relationships
June 05, 2025
Ending a long-standing friendship wasn’t about anger—it was about honouring my own energy.
Read More →Freedom Isn’t Urgency
June 05, 2025
Learning to recognize when I'm acting from survival—and when I'm choosing from freedom.
Read More →When My Soul Went Live
June 04, 2025
A reflection on sharing personal truth, navigating shame, and the quiet power of expressing the soul through a website no one may ever read....
Read More →Used as a Weapon
June 04, 2025
The shame of being used by someone who claimed to love me—and what it means to see it clearly now.
Read More →Trusting the Process: When Good Decisions Still Hurt
June 04, 2025
A reflection on a tough poker hand that reminds me why trusting sound logic — not results — is the real mark of growth....
Read More →This Is Enough (For Now)
June 04, 2025
A reflection on creating without pressure, trusting what already exists, and learning to parent from a place of honesty and faith.
Read More →The Safety of the Unavailable
June 04, 2025
Exploring why I feel safer around unavailable women, and what that says about the intimacy I fear and the connection I crave.
Read More →The Pull to Do, and the Practice of Being
June 04, 2025
A reflection on the quiet discomfort of doing nothing and learning to feel safe in simply being.
Read More →The Pity Friendship and the Right to Stand Equal
June 04, 2025
For years I stayed in a friendship that made me feel safe but small. I see now that it was never equal — and...
Read More →The Longing to Be Desired
June 04, 2025
Exploring the quiet ache of wanting to be desired — and why it’s not something to be ashamed of.
Read More →Searching for the Nurturing Parent — And Finding the Critical One
June 04, 2025
I used to unconsciously search for a nurturing parent in others — and often found the critical one instead. Now I see the pattern...
Read More →Respecting the Edge
June 04, 2025
A reflection on slowing down, letting go of old survival patterns, and building trust in the self again.
Read More →Not a Lifeline, But a Light
June 04, 2025
A reflection on trusting my son’s resilience, releasing control, and allowing this website to be a quiet offering—not a manual.
Read More →Measuring My Days Differently
June 04, 2025
I used to measure my days by what I got done. Now I’m learning to measure them by how much I stayed with myself....
Read More →Listening to the Shadow
June 04, 2025
What if the exhaustion isn’t burnout—but a call from within?
Read More →Letting the Anger Speak
June 04, 2025
Not everything has to be calm to be true. Sometimes healing sounds like rage.
Read More →Learning to Allow
June 04, 2025
Moving from fear to trust is difficult — but it might be where most of the fruit is. A quiet reflection on letting life...
Read More →I Played to Win
June 04, 2025
A final reflection after a deep run, making the right moves under pressure, and walking away without regret.
Read More →How to Sit with Unmet Needs
June 04, 2025
Learning to hold space for the parts of us that never got what they needed — without trying to fix or shame them.
Read More →Home to Myself
June 04, 2025
A quiet reflection on creating something for myself — and realising that I am enough.
Read More →Held and Human
June 04, 2025
A raw reflection on unmet needs, nervous system healing, and finding safety in unexpected places.
Read More →From Two Bigs to Final Table: The Power of Quiet Confidence
June 04, 2025
A reflection on emotional regulation, deep-stack patience, and how trusting the process helped me turn a near-elimination into a final table run.
Read More →Authenticity and Energy
June 04, 2025
How denying my truth drained my energy—and how reclaiming it is helping me show up for my son.
Read More →The Day I Started Seeing Myself
June 03, 2025
A quiet, powerful reflection on parenting, emotional exhaustion, and what it really means to be a good enough father.
Read More →Maybe This Website Is Me Trying to Be Seen
June 03, 2025
A quiet reflection on why creating this website might be more than a project — it might be an act of healing, of finally...
Read More →I Used to Say It Was for Them — But It Was Always for Me
June 03, 2025
A reflection on how I used to justify my desires through others, and what it means to finally claim what I want for myself...
Read More →Rewriting My Origin Story
June 01, 2025
A raw reflection on psychosis, fantasy, and how my mind tried to protect me from the truth of abandonment.
Read More →Why I’m Afraid to Share My Truth
June 01, 2025
The fear of being seen runs deep when love once depended on hiding. This is what I’m learning to face.
Read More →When the Boy Finally Cried
June 01, 2025
This time, the tears didn’t come from the man holding it all together — but from the boy who finally felt safe enough to...
Read More →The Fear of Being Seen — and Why I’m Doing It Anyway
June 01, 2025
If even one person finds a glimmer of hope in my words, then the fear of exposure becomes irrelevant. This is why I’ll keep...
Read More →The Day I Felt Nothing — And Why That Matters
June 01, 2025
I used to feel tangled up in old dynamics. Today, I felt nothing — and that meant everything.
Read More →Reclaiming What Was Freely Given
June 01, 2025
The money she gave came with strings — but I’m cutting them, and using it to build something that’s truly mine.
Read More →Plate by Plate
June 01, 2025
Replacing the 'make-do' moments of life with quiet care, presence, and self-worth — one plate at a time.
Read More →My Body Knows When I'm on the Right Path
June 01, 2025
When I stop hiding and speak honestly, something in me lights up. My energy rises. My nervous system settles. This is how I know...
Read More →Comfort Eating and the Grief of Not Being Held
June 01, 2025
Comfort eating isn’t about willpower—it’s about the quiet grief of unmet emotional needs. A reflection on food, loneliness, and the tenderness we all deserve....
Read More →A Letter from the One Who Never Left
June 01, 2025
A gentle message to the version of me who didn’t know why life was worth living — and the quiet voice that stayed.
Read More →Why I’m Not Forcing Connection Anymore
May 31, 2025
Connection means more when it happens naturally.
Read More →When You Realise It Was Never Your Job to Fix Them
May 31, 2025
I was playing therapist in so many friendships—and it drained me.
Read More →When Someone Doesn’t Choose Me
May 31, 2025
It hurts—but it doesn’t mean I’m not worthy of being chosen.
Read More →When I’m Triggered by Kindness
May 31, 2025
Sometimes kindness feels unfamiliar—and that’s okay.
Read More →When I Feel the Urge to Chase
May 31, 2025
The desire to pursue often comes from an old wound, not a present truth.
Read More →What My Triggered Self Needs to Hear
May 31, 2025
In the heat of the moment, logic doesn’t help—but presence does.
Read More →Trusting Slow Burns Over Sudden Sparks
May 31, 2025
I used to crave instant chemistry. Now, I look for steady warmth.
Read More →The Version of Me I’m Becoming Is Worth the Wait
May 31, 2025
Not everything blooms fast. Some transformations take their time—and that’s okay.
Read More →The Unexpected Power of Solitude
May 31, 2025
I used to fear being alone. Now, it’s one of my greatest sources of strength.
Read More →The Shame of Getting It Wrong
May 31, 2025
Sometimes growth means looking back at a past version of me and cringing a bit—but loving them anyway.
Read More →The Right People Feel Easy to Be Around
May 31, 2025
Connection shouldn’t feel like a performance.
Read More →The Old Me Was Doing His Best
May 31, 2025
Even if it was messy. Even if it didn’t look like healing.
Read More →The Moment I Stopped Apologising for My Needs
May 31, 2025
It’s not selfish to ask for what keeps me emotionally well. It’s self-respecting.
Read More →The Healing Power of Doing Nothing
May 31, 2025
Sometimes stillness is the medicine. Not the reward.
Read More →The Healing I Don’t Share Online
May 31, 2025
Some of the most meaningful growth doesn’t get posted—and that’s exactly how it should be.
Read More →The Emotional Weight of a Knock on the Door
May 31, 2025
Old wounds show up in unexpected ways.
Read More →The Difference Between Rest and Avoidance
May 31, 2025
Sometimes I’m tired. Other times, I’m just scared to begin.
Read More →The Difference Between Peace and People-Pleasing
May 31, 2025
Keeping the peace shouldn’t come at the cost of losing myself.
Read More →The Days I Miss My Son
May 31, 2025
Even when I know I need the space, there’s a quiet ache when he’s not here.
Read More →The Days I Feel Quiet
May 31, 2025
Not every season of growth is loud. Some arrive in stillness.
Read More →The Days I Feel Behind
May 31, 2025
Not every day needs to be productive. Some just need to be honest.
Read More →Some Days I Don’t Feel Like Growing
May 31, 2025
Healing isn’t a performance. I’m allowed to have off days too.
Read More →Slow Days Are Still Valuable
May 31, 2025
Not every day needs to be productive to be meaningful.
Read More →Self-Parenting on Days I Feel Invisible
May 31, 2025
Some days I don’t need fixing—I just need to be seen. Even by me.
Read More →Reclaiming the Wheel: My Relationship with the Inner Critic
May 31, 2025
I used to let that little voice of self-doubt drive everything. Now, I’m learning to let it speak—but not steer.
Read More →Poker, Trust, and the Long Game of Refinement
May 31, 2025
A reflection on self-trust, poker variance, and integrating lessons from both the highs and the lows.
Read More →Playing Poker With a Regulated Nervous System
May 31, 2025
Tilt used to own me. Now I use poker as a mirror for emotional growth.
Read More →Not Every Thought Is the Truth
May 31, 2025
My mind can speak in fear, in memory, in stories—and I don’t have to believe all of it.
Read More →My Worth Isn’t Up for Debate
May 31, 2025
Other people’s opinions might sting—but they don’t define me.
Read More →My Worth Isn’t Determined by How Well I Regulate
May 31, 2025
Even on messy days, I still deserve kindness—from myself most of all.
Read More →My Progress Isn’t Always Visible
May 31, 2025
Sometimes the biggest shifts happen in silence, not celebration.
Read More →My Life Isn’t On Pause Just Because I’m Alone
May 31, 2025
Alone doesn’t mean waiting—it can mean living fully, just differently.
Read More →My Emotions Aren’t Inconvenient
May 31, 2025
I’ve stopped apologising for feeling things deeply.
Read More →Letting Go of the Therapist Role in Friendships
May 31, 2025
Not everyone deserves access to my emotional labour.
Read More →Learning to Sit With Disappointment (Without Spiraling)
May 31, 2025
When the message doesn’t come, or the tournament doesn’t go my way—this is how I hold space for myself.
Read More →Learning to Celebrate Small Wins
May 31, 2025
Not every victory is loud—but they all count.
Read More →It’s Safe to Let Good Things In
May 31, 2025
I used to brace for the worst—even when life was finally going right.
Read More →It’s Okay to Not Know What Comes Next
May 31, 2025
Clarity will come when it’s ready—until then, I can walk without a map.
Read More →It’s Okay If the Day Just Felt Like Surviving
May 31, 2025
Not every day has to be inspiring. Some just ask to be endured.
Read More →It Takes Strength to Be Soft
May 31, 2025
Softness isn’t weakness. It’s what kept me open when I had every reason to shut down.
Read More →It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense to Anyone Else
May 31, 2025
My healing, my pace, and my choices don’t need approval to be valid.
Read More →It's a New World: Letting Go of the One-Sided Relationship I Survived
May 31, 2025
A deep reflection on leaving an emotionally draining relationship, reclaiming peace, and learning to live unfinished, unpolished, and free.
Read More →I’m Redefining What Strength Means to Me
May 31, 2025
True strength isn’t about how much I can carry—it’s about how honestly I can live.
Read More →I’m Not Late — I’m On My Timeline
May 31, 2025
Comparison will tell me I’m behind. But presence reminds me I’m exactly where I need to be.
Read More →I Used to Think Peace Was Boring
May 31, 2025
Turns out, I was just addicted to chaos that felt familiar.
Read More →I Stopped Chasing and Started Choosing
May 31, 2025
There’s a different kind of power in choosing what chooses you back.
Read More →I Feel Safe in My Own Company Now
May 31, 2025
Solitude used to feel like absence. Now it feels like home.
Read More →I Feel Most Like Myself in the Small Moments
May 31, 2025
It’s not the big wins that make me feel alive—it’s the quiet, ordinary presence.
Read More →I Don’t Owe Everyone Access to Me
May 31, 2025
Just because someone wants your energy doesn’t mean they’re entitled to it.
Read More →I Don’t Owe Anyone My Explanation
May 31, 2025
Choosing peace doesn’t require permission slips.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Rush My Journey
May 31, 2025
Growth unfolds in its own time—and that’s okay.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Respond Right Away
May 31, 2025
Creating space before replying has become a form of self-respect.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Prove I’m Doing Well
May 31, 2025
There’s a quiet confidence in letting progress be private.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Prove I’m a Good Man
May 31, 2025
The right people will feel it—not because I perform, but because I live it.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Have All the Answers
May 31, 2025
Uncertainty isn’t failure—it’s part of the path.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Feel Okay All the Time
May 31, 2025
Wholeness isn’t about constant joy—it’s about allowing the full range of being human.
Read More →I Don’t Need to Chase Peace by Avoiding Truth
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Real peace doesn’t come from pretending everything’s fine—it comes from living aligned.
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Growth isn’t about fixing who I am—it’s about remembering who I’ve always been.
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Growth is important—but so is being allowed to just exist.
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A boundary is a statement of self-trust—not an invitation to negotiate.
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Rest isn’t a reward for burnout—it’s a birthright.
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Desire doesn’t have to turn into pursuit. I can hold space for what I long for—without running after it.
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Even without a loud voice, some truths just feel solid in my bones.
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My boundaries don’t require permission slips.
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Love doesn’t always mean holding on. Sometimes the kindest thing I can do is release.
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Closure doesn’t require resentment—it just requires release.
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I used to need someone else to make my feelings feel valid. Now, I’ve learned how to be that person for me.
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Sometimes I wish someone else would understand—but I’m learning I can show up for myself first.
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Loneliness doesn’t mean I’ve failed—it means I’m human.
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Every setback isn’t a sign I’m lost—sometimes it’s just a redirection.
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My strength doesn’t cancel out my sensitivity—it deepens it.
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The right person won’t need me to shrink to be loved.
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Some people just won’t get me — and that doesn’t mean I’m wrong.
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Self-love isn’t about perfection — it’s about presence.
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Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely — and I’m learning to love the difference.
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Growth doesn’t always look like a transformation — it often feels like a quiet shift in how I respond.
Read More →Broken Glasses
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I use a smartwatch to track my energy, but the real lesson is in how I treat myself.
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I used to fill space just to avoid silence. Now, I find something sacred in it. A reflection on the beauty of solitude and...
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Not everyone will get me—and that’s no longer a threat to my worth.
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Connection isn’t always present — but disconnection doesn’t mean something is wrong. This post explores the quiet in-between moments of belonging and what they...
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Maybe your struggles aren’t flaws — just reasonable responses to unmet needs. This post invites you to question the belief that something’s wrong with...
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Sometimes healing isn’t about moving forward — it’s about flowing with the natural rhythm of life and learning to trust where it takes you....
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Discomfort isn’t always a warning — sometimes, it’s an invitation to stay present with the growing pains of change.
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Slowing down isn’t failure — it’s an act of self-trust. A quiet strength that says, 'I choose presence over performance.'
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In a world that rushes us, choosing to pause is an act of power and presence — and a way to return to yourself....
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Letting yourself be seen — even in your fear, even when it’s messy — is one of the bravest things you can do.
Read More →Redefining Strength: Softness Isn’t Weakness
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Real strength isn’t always loud, sharp, or unbreakable — sometimes, it looks like softness that chooses to stay open, even after being hurt.
Read More →Letting Go of Who You Thought You Had to Be
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Sometimes growth isn't becoming someone new — it's releasing who you were never meant to be in the first place.
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Trust doesn’t always come back in a flood. Sometimes it returns in whispers — small moments where we let ourselves be seen again.
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I used to chase wins to prove something. Now I show up for the process — the puzzle — and that, in itself, is...
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Healing, for me, hasn't been about becoming someone new — it's been about remembering who I was before the world told me I wasn’t...
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What started as a pursuit of wins became something deeper: a reflection of life, decision-making, and personal growth. A story about poker — and...
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Not a grand transformation — just a quiet, joyful return to myself.
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Sometimes the people we scoff at are living the parts of us we’ve disowned — and what looks like judgment may really be longing...
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Sometimes healing begins with the radical idea that nothing is wrong with you — you're just unlearning what never belonged.
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