People often imagine healing as something peaceful and gentle. They picture calm moments, quiet reflection, and everything slowly falling back into place.
But real healing is rarely that simple.
Sometimes healing looks like anger. Sometimes it looks like distance, boundaries, and learning to say no to things that once felt familiar. Sometimes it means walking away from people who never deserved the space they held in your life.
Healing is not always soft.
Sometimes it is fierce, uncomfortable, and deeply transformative. And that is okay. Growth often begins in the places that challenge us the most.
Reading Trauma Mama: Velvet & Taboo 