inner child work

  • When Distance Was the Only Way I Knew to Stay Safe

    You don’t know how often I rehearsed distance in my mind. I told myself what to say if I saw you. I practiced not looking too long, not smiling too much, not letting my voice give anything away. I made… Continue reading

    When Distance Was the Only Way I Knew to Stay Safe
  • What My Chest Has Been Trying to Say

    There’s a pressure in my chest I can’t always name. It comes quietly, without cause, and settles in deep. It’s not sharp like panic or loud like heartbreak. It’s steady. Ancient. Like something that has been waiting a long time… Continue reading

    What My Chest Has Been Trying to Say
  • The Silence That Startles Me

    Some days, nothing looks wrong on the outside. The coffee is warm. The morning is quiet. The world moves normally. But then something small – a sharp tone, footsteps too loud, a door closing a little too hard – lands… Continue reading

    The Silence That Startles Me