Tag: health
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Speak to Yourself Like Somone You Love
Affirmations aren’t just words.They’re small seeds of belief.And when spoken often enough, they begin to grow roots inside you. Not every affirmation will feel true at first—and that’s okay.Because affirmations aren’t always declarations.Sometimes, they are invitations. An invitation to return to yourself.To speak to the part of you that’s tried, afraid, or unsure.To rewrite the…
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Living in the In-Between
There’s a space between what was and what’s coming next.It’s blurry. Quiet. Sometimes lonely.You’re no longer who you used to be—but you’re not yet who you’re becoming. This is the in-between.The waiting room of your life.And no one tells you how long you might stay here. You try to hold onto something solid, something certain.But…
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When You’re Tired in a Way Rest Can’t Fix
Some days, sleep doesn’t touch the tired.Not even a full night, not even slow mornings.Because the kind of tired you’re carrying isn’t just physical—it’s emotional.It’s spiritual.It’s the weight of holding things together for too long. Maybe you’ve been showing up for everyone but yourself.Maybe your nervous system is worn thin from years of survival mode.Maybe…
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Returning to the Woman You Left Behind
At some point, you got so good at showing up for everyone else that you forgot what it felt like to show up for you. You didn’t mean to leave yourself behind.It just happened slowly.One obligation at a time.One “I’m fine” too many.One forgotten dream, one buried need, one swallowed truth. But she’s still in…
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You Don’t Have to Be Okay All the Time
Somewhere along the line, we were taught that strength meant smiling through it. The peace meant being pleasant.That healing meant never falling apart again. But what if none of that is true? What if real peace is messy?What if strength is letting the mask fall—gently, honestly—when your soul is tired of pretending? There are days…
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The Pause Between Who You Were and Who You’re Becoming
There’s a space between letting go and becoming. A strange, quiet place where you don’t quote recognize yourself.Not broken. Not whole. Just…in-between. And it can feel scary. No on talks about how hard it is to slow down when you’ve only ever survived by moving fast.Or how uncomfortable it is to feel things you used…
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The Mirror Exercise—Seeing Yourself Softly
Read this slowly. Take pauses. Let it unfold like a conversation with your soul. Start here:Where are you right now?Not just your body—but your mind.Your heart. Close your eyes for just ten seconds.Breathe in through your nose. Let it be slow.Breathe out, longer than you think you need to. Now open your eyes and answer…
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The Quiet Joys That Save Us
There are days when healing doesn’t look like breakthrough or big decisions. It looks like sitting barefoot in your kitchen while the kettle whistles, letting the warmth of the floor soak into your skin. It’s choosing a chipped mug you’ve always loved, not for how it looks, but for how it feels—familiar, steady. Somewhere along…
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When the World Goes Quiet: Dealing With Death in the Stillness
There are no right words for death. Only echoes. Sometimes it feels like everything should stop when someone you love dies—the clocks, the birds, the internet, the dishwasher mid-cycle. But life doesn’t freeze. It carries on, while you stand still, holding the sharp and shapeless weight of grief. This post is not a guide or…
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Writing Through the Dark
When the weight of depression begins to settle in—quietly or all at once—it often brings a silence so deep it feels forgetting. Forgetting who you are, what you love, how to reach for hope. In these moments, journaling can be more than self-expression. It becomes a lifeline. Not for the world to read.Not to fix…
