Healing
The Power of Hope
Hope provides a sustaining power in our healing process. Holding on to hope through the dark times helps strengthen our capacity to overcome.
Looking Beyond Ourselves
Looking beyond ourselves helps us find relief from the storms and frees us from the prison of the pain we carry. It helps us rediscover our worth and uncover the ability to challenge self-defeating thoughts and behaviors that keep us stuck in the dark. Helping others connects us to our inner strength.
Light Behind the Mask
There is light even in the darkest places—even in the darkest parts of us. Mental anguish, regardless of its source, does not take the worth out of its victim. Accepting that reality frees us to own the light and be ourselves.
The Healing Power of Forgiveness
Ultimately, forgiveness is not about the other person, but about giving up burdens so that we can use our strength to move forward. Choosing forgiveness is choosing freedom.
Embracing the Past and Moving Forward
Moving forward does not mean leaving the hurt parts of us in the past. It means accepting our brokenness and holding onto hope for an all-encompassing healing. “You deserve life. You deserve dignity. You deserve a chance at hope and love.” –Danielle Morelli/Survivor Shift: Episode 6. This message is for every part of us. Embracing even the hurting parts of ourselves adds power to our ability to move forward and build a life we can thrive in.
There is Help!
988 services also offer a wide range of support options to individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, or any other mental health concern.
How to Honor Abusive Parents
How does honoring parents fit into the murky path of overcoming the pain inflicted by them? The first step is in re-interpreting honor to mean live honorably. In that way, we are doing something good with the physical life they gave us. More importantly, it lifts and enables us to see beyond the abuse and focus on building a life we can thrive in. In living honorably, we can find our true selves and leave behind the worthless feelings that accompany abuse.
Reclaim Our True Self—Reclaim Power
Powerlessness. Its lasting effects can be the difficult to overcome. The truth is that the only real way to reclaim our power is to reclaim our true self.
Identity Crisis
The identity crisis does not need to be permanent. We can reclaim the light and life that was once lost. We can thrive in a life that is uniquely our own.
The Rippling Effects of Abuse
Recently, someone asked me, “How can you possibly heal and move forward when the people closest to you have been hurt by your own trauma-induced neglect and hurtful actions?” It is a question I’ve asked myself many times. Truly, the rippling effects of abuse reach beyond the victim. Its effects are felt profoundly by those…