I thought I was deeply connected to myself.
But when a series of life changes cracked me open, it revealed layers of myself that had been in hiding.
This is where I write about the ongoing work of returning to myself and making sense of what I find.
Recent reflections
When I Couldn’t Stop Checking My Own Body
Despite the all-clear from the doctor, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was still wrong with me.
The Colposcopy That Started My Downward Spiral
I felt like a child in the exam chair, small and powerless. I couldn’t let myself relax even when it ended.
The Unexpected Diagnosis That Changed Everything
A routine exam left me with results I never could have imagined. This was the beginning of a spiral I didn’t yet have a name for.
You have awareness and insight. You journal. You've looked within.
Yet you always feel like you’re doing something wrong. You’re the sensitive one, the quiet one, the one who’s always overthinking.
One moment you feel like you’ve got it all figured out; the next you’re asking, ‘Why am I like this?‘ when life gets hard.
But what if your beautiful, confusingly messy mind was never the problem?
If you’ve spent years trying to fix yourself into someone more acceptable, you’re in the right place.
Honest letters from me to you
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