Trust is fragile. It takes only minutes to break but months or even years to rebuild!! When trust is broken in a relationship, it doesn't just 'hurt your feelings'... it destabilizes your sense of safety. You feel their energy leaking. Their presence starts to wane. You start to question your instincts. Your nervous system stays on edge. You replay moments, behaviors and conversations searching for clarity trying to make sense of it! Broken trust changes your environment. It

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......

We toss around the word love almost as much as we say hello. We say it to our friends, our partners, our family... sometimes only out of habit and sometimes with full meaning and emotion behind it. But the truth is, love isn't always soft and sweet!! It's not always about making someone feel good in the moment. REAL love, the ride or die kind, the kind that heals and helps someone grow, can be uncomfortable! It can sound a lot less like a hallmark card and a lot more like a w

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.

There's a special kind of sadness in giving someone all your love, admiration and effort, only to realize they can't reciprocate. It's...