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Each week we update the blog with tips, advice, stories, and more about the healing journey! Be sure to check back weekly for more posts on topics such as relationships, trauma, sexual assault, inner work, healing and so much more.
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Why I Run
If anyone had asked me if I ran prior to 2018, I would have responded, “I’m not a runner,” probably paired with an overdone joke about what would make me run—like a bear. Funny enough, I have run away from a bear, but that’s a story for another day. Back in 2018, I was going through a lot in my life, and I had just learned about a psychology theory whose main point was that we create narratives in our heads—and we maintain them to appear consistent.
Am I Overly Identifying with Being a Rape Survivor?
I am a rape survivor. This is something I say proudly these days. Proud? Yes. Why? Because for a long time I could not even utter the word rape, and now I can speak the truth of the worst things I have survived. So, recently I found myself incredibly triggered when I was reading a book where the author implied that by stating “I am a rape survivor” it means that I am overly identifying with this experience, and that I would be better off not identifying with it at all and letting it go. She seemed to believe I’d be free if I let it go.
What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and How Can It Help Your Healing Journey
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (also known as ACT) is a type of therapy that focuses on changing the relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. It teaches skills to end the fight with ruminating thought patterns, and instead guides the person to reflect on, choose, and live their values. The idea is that you don’t have to get rid of your anxiety, trauma, or depression to start living more fully and meaningfully.
Why I Can’t Stop Talking About Rape
Why can’t I just let it go? This is a question I find myself pondering recently. I look back on the last seven years, and can see clearly how I lived in an endless loop of triggers, flashbacks, and challenging emotions that I had no idea how to process. I had to find a way to make sense of things that most people won’t even talk about. It was a day-by-day struggle to get to where I am. Now that I feel so much better, I look back and struggle to find the words to describe this healing journey I’ve been on.
Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Therapist
Therapy is very helpful for many people on their healing journeys, but finding a great therapist can feel overwhelming. Not all therapists are created equal and they often specialize in different types of trauma/problems and healing modalities.
Exploring the Toughest Parts of Healing After Being Cheated On
Healing from betrayal is hard. It has physical and emotional fallouts and is likely to bring previously undealt with traumas to the surface. The healing journey will be tough, but it will be so worth it in the end.
Self Love Affirmations
These are 25 self love affirmations. You can pick one to work with, you can work with them all, or if none of these resonate, begin to think about what you do want to affirm about yourself and write your own!
Affirmations for body image acceptance & healing
These are 25 affirmations to assist you with body image acceptance and healing. You can pick one to work with, you can work with them all, or if none of these resonate, begin to think about what you do want to affirm about yourself and write your own!
50 Affirmations for the Healing Journey
These are 50 affirmations to assist you on the healing journey. You can pick one to work with, you can work with them all, or if none of these resonate, begin to think about what you do want to affirm about yourself and write your own!
Overcoming Negative Thoughts with the 4 C’s
Are you currently struggling with negative thought patterns? The truth is that negative thought patterns are very common and it is not just you! Most people have negative thoughts flow through their heads all day, but these negative thoughts go unchecked because people don’t have the tools or awareness to fix the problem.
Releasing Ceremony & Ritual
As another year comes to a close, it’s important to not only focus on what we want to manifest and create in the new year, but also what feelings, emotions, and traumas we are ready to let go. Many times what keeps us from our goals, visions, and manifestations are old patterns and beliefs that no longer serve us.
Holiday Gifts for People on the Healing Journey
Self-care is a major theme throughout the healing journey because people need to take care of their mind and body while healing. I prepared this gift guide based on affordable items that I have used for self-care on my own healing journey.
Mocktail Recipes
Since going sober, I’ve discovered my love for mocktails! Here are some of my favorite recipes, as well as popular suggestions found on the comment section of my TikTok.
Healing Exercise: Dialogue with Your Inner Child
A great way to connect with your inner child is through writing letters back and forth from your adult perspective to your child self and vice versa.
How to Make a Vision Board
In episode 11: Jobs, Careers, and Finding Fulfillment: Advice on Burnout and How to Know When It’s Time to Switch Careers, I recommend making a vision board to assist you on visualizing and imagining the career and life your desire.
Conscious Relationship Guide
A guide to help you bring more consciousness to your relationship.
Self-Help Book Recommendations
Finding a good self-help book can be difficult, so I compiled this list of some of my favorites, to help you when trying to figure out which book to read next on your healing journey. Please let me what you think, and I would love to know any of your recommendations in the comments!