“Until you heal, it will hold you hostage.”

You are not hard to love. You are just stuck in a cycle of asking for it from the wrong person.

We have to learn to spot the difference and reflect often.

Appreciate people when you see their struggle, not only when you see them successful.

An expectation is a hidden agenda with control at its root.

Self-love is not only about acceptance; it is also about growth.

Your parents don’t teach you how to heal, experience does.

Productive stress is a modern mask for addiction to chaos.

Honoring your mother is not the same as honoring her wounds.

Rejections are invitations to love yourself a bit more.

Nothing worth having comes easily. Nothing worth having can be held without gratitude, respect and humility.

Finish your food or you won’t get any dessert later.

There is no alternative to success. So stop thinking you should already be there.

My healing isn’t an abandonment of you. It’s a choice to no longer abandon me.

Nothing changes, unless we change.

Let go of the version of you that didn’t prioritize their wellbeing and failed to recognize their worth.⁣

We fear what we don’t understand.

Inhale a deep breath exhale and release it all welcome peace inside.

Let your memories fall into place, you don’t have to carry all of them at once.

The war may still be brewing, but all scars will eventually heal and they will be your lofty memoirs, To remind you amidst brokenness and isolation, That you are strong enough to put up a fight and sail the agonizing waves that torment your longing soul.

Love flows even within the dark from the things that shine, My darling.

Place your hand over your heart, and tell yourself that love lives here and healing lives here. And pain is no longer welcome here.

You are worth every piece of gold and glitter that matches the beams of your hazel orbs as they scream with rapture.

It is not your job to carry every burden to heal every heart-your love is a divine blessing.

Therapy. Acting classes. Yoga. Strong friendships. All these helped me see and heal parts of me I was trying to hide.