Some weeks ago, I was in one of those rare peaceful stretches. My days were filled with writing, meditating, and doing the kind of deep work that makes you feel new again. I had just finished a self-organized mini retreat at home, a full week of being with myself, peeling off old layers, and removing […]
When Sleep Left Me: How I Rebuilt My Peace After Emotional Chaos Read More »
I know survival mode better than I know my own reflection. For years it was my default setting. Wake up, hustle, grind, collapse, repeat. Always scanning for danger, always bracing for the next blow, never once asking what kind of future I was actually creating. Maybe you know that cycle too. The one where life
Your Future Self Can’t Grow in Survival Mode: How Stress Blocks Healing and Creation Read More »
They put the entire weight of the relationship on me for as long as I can remember. I was the one who reached out first. Who apologized first. Who tried to “understand where they’re coming from.” I carried every emotional load like it was my birthright, because somewhere deep down, I thought that’s what you
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