Everyday We Get to Choose
Everyday we get to choose. And maybe some days it doesn’t feel like a choice. Some days it just feels like surviving. Like limping. Like you have no idea how you got here. My choice of how my life was…
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Why Now?
Why tell your story now? I think the only way to make change happen is to first start with awareness. People who have experienced trauma need to know they aren’t alone. That they aren’t “crazy” especially coming from someone who…
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Maybe This is For You
I’m not sure who needs to hear this but if you were praying for a sign or hope or just something, anything – then this is for you… It wasn’t just one day I woke up and everything changed. It…
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He Didn’t Hit Me… but…
He didn’t hit me but… he threw a side table across the room and broke it. He didn’t hit me but… I feared for my life almost every day. He didn’t hit me but… he did throw things in anger…
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I Would Be Proud
8-year-old me would be proud that I no longer have a relationship with the person who abused me. 10-year-old me would be proud that I found my voice and speak my truth. 13-year-old me would be proud that I’m doing…
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June 23 – Let’s Talk Therapy
Can we just be real for a minute? I’m thankful for therapy – I know, crazy right?! But it’s so true, I have a really great therapist who has helped me make a lot of progress the last year and…
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June 16 – A Little Broken
Today is Father’s Day. This is a difficult day for me because I don’t have a relationship with my father, but it’s for the best. So today I’m thankful for people who acknowledge how broken relationships can be hard and…
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Sometimes You Just Can’t Even Imagine
There have been times where it’s been hard for family and friends of mine to imagine that I was going through abuse as a child. “You seemed so happy”, “you seemed fine”, “you never told me”, “you always kept to…
