Tag: relationships
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The Roads I Didn’t Walk and the Roots I Grew Instead.
There were roads I didn’t walk, cities I didn’t move to, risks I didn’t take, chances I let pass because being wanted felt safer than becoming. This is a reflection on attachment, ambition, ADHD, uncertainty, and the tangled roots that grew anyway.
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Capturing Inner Truths Through Art and Reflection
One day, I was perusing reels and came across one that used an AI prompt….Lord knows these things usually turn out ridiculous on their best days, but I decided, why not? This is what it provided me, and when I asked it why it chose this particular image, I felt the description was quite accurate,…
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Menopause Is Not a Quiet Thing (Even If We’re Forced to Carry It Quietly)
Menopause isn’t quiet. It reshapes the body, silences you, and can destroy the life around you when pain, intimacy, and survival are misread as betrayal.
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When the Mask Cracks, the Heart Speaks
A quiet unraveling led me to parts of myself I’m only just beginning to meet. This piece is for the parts we’ve silenced, the children we’re raising, and the versions of ourselves we’re still becoming. I used to think I was managing.Not thriving, maybe, but coping.Functioning. I kept routines in place like scaffolding, each task,…
Perfectly Imperfect 