inner child healing

  • The Grief of Teaching Yourself Love

    There’s a grief no one prepares you for – the grief of realizing you were never given the kind of love that makes you feel safe, and that you have to teach it to yourself from scratch. It isn’t loud,… Continue reading

    The Grief of Teaching Yourself Love
  • Where the Shaking Comes From

    I used to spiral when it happened. The tight chest. The sudden urge to flee a room that felt perfectly safe a second ago. I’d call myself dramatic. Weak. I’d ask what was wrong with me, why I couldn’t just… Continue reading

    Where the Shaking Comes From
  • Trust, Taught Gently

    If I’m slow to trust, it’s because my body remembers what my mind learned too young. That love could turn cold without warning. That closeness didn’t always mean safety. I learned to read between the lines of someone’s tone, to… Continue reading

    Trust, Taught Gently