Recovery and Insight

Stories, symbols, and quiet revelations:

In this space, I explore the layered inner life through dreams, memories, and moments of reflection. These posts are part journal, part mirror, inviting you to pause, feel, and notice what’s rising within. If you’ve ever wondered, “Is it just me?” This space says, “It’s not.”

The Ten of Swords: Naming Trauma Wounds & Healing

A rose beside the sword: what tried to destroy you and what made you beautiful anyway. People flinch when they pull the Ten of Swords....

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Janice, seated in the center, in front of my great-grandmother Helen’s sewing table. The chair lives in my dining room, where communion still happens—whether through meals, memory, or reclamation.

Healing Generational Trauma Through a Doll, a Chair, and a Century of Silence

She was never meant to be mine. Not really. She was taken—stolen, some might say. But not for love or for memory. She was taken as a...

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Two silhouetted figures holding broken heart pieces toward each other at sunset—symbolizing emotional distance in toxic pattern relationship dynamics

How My Father’s Silence Shaped Toxic Patterns in the Way I Love

When love feels like a performance, not a connection—this post explores how emotional absence shaped my relationships and self-worth.

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Vintage teething beads on wood surface, symbolizing childhood memory and generational connection

Who Tied the Knot? A Reflection on Memory and Generational Endurance

What if the knot wasn’t something to untangle but something that held you together? A reflection on teething beads, generational resilience.

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Freedom is within reach, but the dog no longer knows how to walk through the open door.

The Kennel is Open, But They Still Won’t Leave: Understanding Trauma, Learned Helplessness, & Letting Go

A powerful metaphor for trauma, boundaries, and why some of us stay stuck—even when the door is open.

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Woman sitting by a window, lost in thought—visibly burdened by emotional exhaustion and self-doubt.

Why You Keep Thinking It’s You--When It’s Actually a Toxic & Narcissistic Pattern

It wasn’t your fault. It never was. This piece explores the moment everything changes; you stop blaming yourself & start seeing the pattern

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Recovery and Insight