Tag: healing
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Small Joys That Saved Me
Tonight, I came home humbled by the love I witnessed. I had spent the evening with family.My uncle recently suffered a stroke and now faces surgery to remove a tumor. My aunt is slowly disappearing into dementia. And surrounding them are the people who love them most—the ones holding everything together while quietly falling apart…
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Finding Peace in What Remains
There are some conversations that arrive quietly, almost like a breeze through an open window, and somehow leave your entire heart rearranged afterward. A few days ago, I was listening to a podcast while doing ordinary things around the house. I expected background noise. Something light. Something to fill the silence while I folded laundry…
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The Jolt of Change
There are seasons in life when everything feels paused.Not broken.Not over.Just… still. You wake up and move through the motions, but something inside you knows the version of life you’ve been living no longer fits the shape of who you are becoming. That realization can feel uncomfortable. Sometimes even frightening. Because being stuck is rarely…
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She Learns to Let Go, Even When It’s Hard
Lately, change has been sitting with me a little longer than usual. Not loud.Not dramatic.Just… present. The kind that quietly shifts your routine,your habits,your sense of normal—without asking if you’re ready. I used to be a daily journal writer.It was my space.My release.My way of making sense of everything I couldn’t always say out loud.…
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The Glory of Looking Back
As the year folds itself gently at the edges, like a page turned with care, I find myself pausing—hands still, breath deep, heart wide open. We made it. Another year lived. Another chapter completed. Another sunrise won. There’s a quiet kind of triumph in simply arriving here. And so, at the edge of this year,…
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The Tender Work of Receiving
By Nayerie Youssefian I used to find comfort in giving. It made me feel useful. Capable. In control.I was the friend you could cry to at 2am, the one who remembered your favorite tea, who showed up with soup and softness and the right words when life got hard. Giving made me feel needed.Receiving made…
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🚧 Some Accidents Break You. Mine Built Me.
(🌐 To learn more about my story and how I now help others rise through their own turning points, visit phoenixjourney.com —a space built for souls seeking meaning after the fall.) There are moments in life that split us in two—before and after. They arrive without warning. They leave no time for preparation.And they don’t…
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🌿 You’re Not Broken — You’re Becoming
“Healing is not about fixing what’s broken. It’s about tending to what’s hurting with tenderness, patience, and truth.” Clarity Cookie: The word healing means a lot to me.Not just as an idea. Not just as a process.But as a sacred part of my life story. You see, I survived a near-fatal accident in my early…
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The Shaman Lover and the Fire That Freed Me
Reflections after reading “Broken Open” by Elizabeth Lesser Some stories don’t just live on the page—they live in your body.This reflection on Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser isn’t just a book review.It’s a confession, a witnessing, a walk through the fire with a guide who never planned to lead. If you’ve ever loved someone who…
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This Girl Is on Fire: A Story of Courage and Connection
“There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.” — Brené Brown In 2013, I had a moment that cracked my heart wide open. Not the kind of moment that whispers gently, but the kind that grabs you by the shoulders, looks you straight in the eyes, and…
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