motherhood and trauma – Letters From the Edge

Rage-Unleashed

Let Me Burn for a Minute Don’t you dare tell me to calm down.Don’t tell me to breathe, or pray harder, or wait my turn.Because I’m DONE. I am so tired of being the one holding it all together while everyone else gets to fall apart or walk away. You think I’m strong?No. I’m angry.… Continue reading Rage-Unleashed

I stopped trying to be unbreakable, and started being honest instead

There was a time I thought strength meant silence — that surviving meant never letting the cracks show. I wore my pain like armor, thinking if I could just hold it all in, I could hold everything together.But the truth is… I was shattering inside. Quietly. Daily.People said, “You’re so strong,” and I nodded. Smiled.… Continue reading I stopped trying to be unbreakable, and started being honest instead