I’ve noticed that my reading choices often reflect where I am emotionally — sometimes before I even realize it.
When I’m drawn to darker stories, it usually means I’m ready to look at things I once avoided. When I lean toward emotional intensity, it’s often because I’m processing something beneath the surface. Books don’t create those feelings — they reveal them.
That awareness has changed how I read. I no longer judge my preferences. I pay attention to them. They’re information, not flaws.
Healing doesn’t ask me to censor my curiosity.
It asks me to listen to it.
Reading Trauma Mama: Velvet & Taboo 