dailyprompt-2131 – Reading Trauma Mama: Velvet & Taboo

Being Where I Am Without Apology

I’m learning how to be where I am without rushing ahead or looking back with judgment. Some chapters take longer than expected. Some lessons repeat until they’re fully understood. And some seasons are meant to be lived, not analyzed. Healing has softened my relationship with time. I don’t need to be “further along” to beContinue reading “Being Where I Am Without Apology”

Stability Is Still Growth

For a long time, I believed growth had to feel uncomfortable to be real. If I wasn’t questioning everything, pushing myself, or emotionally exhausted, I assumed I was stagnant. But lately, I’ve realized that stability can also be a sign of healing — especially after chaos. Feeling calm doesn’t mean I’ve stopped evolving. It meansContinue reading “Stability Is Still Growth”

If I Didn’t Need Sleep…

If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? If I didn’t need sleep, I think I’d finally have the time to breathe a little. To slow down without feeling guilty about it. I’d probably spend those extra hours doing the things I always push to the side because lifeContinue reading “If I Didn’t Need Sleep…”

My Top 3 Pet Peeves

Name your top three pet peeves. I think everyone has a few things that get under their skin, and these are mine — the little things that somehow annoy me more than they should: 1. Being interrupted mid-sentence. If I’m talking and someone cuts me off before I finish, it instantly gets to me. LetContinue reading “My Top 3 Pet Peeves”

Who Are My Current Most Favourite People?

Who are your current most favorite people? Right now, my favourite people are the ones who make my days feel lighter just by being in them. The ones who show up in small ways that matter more than they realize. My husband — because he’s steady in the places where I’m soft, and soft inContinue reading “Who Are My Current Most Favourite People?”

My Favorite Animal

What are your favorite animals? My favorite animal has always been dolphins. There’s something about them that feels peaceful and almost healing — playful, intelligent, gentle in a way that makes you breathe a little easier just thinking about them. I love how they move with such grace, how social they are, how they stayContinue reading “My Favorite Animal”