Communication is the oxygen in the room. A relationship without the ability to communicate, whether it's with your fam, your friends or your lover, is a relationship that slowly loses it's foundation. It isn't just TALKING. It's being able to say, "This hurt me," without fear or someone deflection or storming out of the room. It's asking questions instead of making assumptions. It's listening to UNDERSTAND instead of listening to DEFEND yourself. It's working through disagree

Trauma appears to be a trigger word for some. Some think it doesn't exist, while others think people should just "get over it", after all we allllll have some form of trauma. But it's not that simple. PAIN HAS A VOICE. Sometimes it's loud and chaotic. Sometimes it whispers in the quiet moments before bed. Trauma doesn't just disappear because time passes! It lives in the body. It hides in triggers. It shows up with startle responses, overreactions, shutdowns, anxiety, anger o

One of the hardest things for me to accept is that you can't heal other people. No matter how much you love them, how deeply you...

When God gives you clear opportunities to leave a mentally, emotionally and/or physically abusive relationship and you choose to stay......

Most self imposed prisons don't start with bars and boundaries. They start with our very own thoughts. A quiet belief that you're not enough, that you will never change, and that these are just the cards you've been dealt.