I Lost My Father—and the Illusion of My Mother

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.” ~Eckhart Tolle In July 2023, my father died in a tragic accident. We were devastated—my sisters, my mother,...

Left-Side Pain: A Powerful Messenger for My Abandoned Parts

“The body always leads us home… if we’re willing to listen.” For over a decade, I lived in a body that tried to tell me something I wasn’t ready to hear. But eventually, it...

Raised on Their Best Intentions—Healed on My Own Terms

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~Kahlil Gibran There are two versions of me. There’s the one I am now—the grounded, present woman who holds...

The Truth About Why I’ve Ghosted People (and What I’ve Learned)

“Ghosting is cruel because it denies a person the chance to process, to ask questions, or to get closure. It’s emotional abandonment, masquerading as protection.” ~Dr. Jennice Vilhauer I never set out to ghost...

How Two Simple Lists Completely Transformed My Life

“Happiness turned to me and said, ‘It is time. It is time to forgive yourself for all of the things you did not become… Above all else, it is time to believe, with...

Rebuilding Myself After Divorce: How I Found Healing and Hope

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~ Rumi I never imagined I’d be here at forty-nine—divorced, disoriented, and drowning in an identity crisis. I had met him just before my...

How to Speak from the Heart: Let Your First Word Be a Breath

“Mindfulness is a pause—the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.” ~Tara Brach We’ve all been there. A sharp reply. A snide remark. A moment when we said something that didn’t come from...

Healing Through Grief: How I Found Myself in the Metaphors of Loss and Love

“When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her and enters into her own image.” ~Meister Eckhart For most of my life, something in me felt...

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