I’m here to show you reality and not just “ideals” and that I am human.
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You Grow Through What You Go Through
I learned the power of allowing space for feeling grief, disappointment, and validating those feelings. I had to do that first or I would not be able to move to the next steps of acceptance, reframing how I looked at my situation, gratitude, and ultimately peace.
Are You Making These 3 Mistakes When You Rest During a Flare-Up?
It’s not hard to sit myself down when I am in pain or exhausted. But, even though I am physically still, do you know what doesn’t stop? My brain.Can you relate? I have learned throughout the years that even though I may be conserving my physical energy with rest I was not conserving my mental and emotional energy with the thoughts I was thinking or the shame I felt because I could not do what I set out to.
When You Are Tired Learn to Rest Not Quit.
If you are a chronic warrior like me can you relate to how frustrating it is to know your limitations but still “forget” and pay dearly for them. I get so upset when others don’t “get” my struggle with these conditions and yet here I am forgetting to plan rest and recovery.
The Process of Healing.
My Body keeps score. The score of pain that has been stored and not released. You can't see emotional pain in the pit of my stomach, deep in my heart,..
What does Self-Love mean to me?
I had a lot of myths of what self-love is. I thought self-love meant that I would like and love myself all the time. I wouldn’t have a negative thought about myself or I wouldn’t beat up on myself.