Pain is universal. My pain is not meant to be measured or compared against another's. Pain is relative. My greatest pain is the same as your greatest pain. And when we stop treating pain like a spectrum and instead realize it's what has the power to connect and unify us, perhaps more than anything else...well, that's the day tha[...]
I've learned to reframe my relationship with self care. I was the person who always told myself that I was "bad at self-care", that it didn't come naturally to me, that rather than bring me relief and comfort, it just felt...exhausting. For so long, self-care had become just another thing on my to-do list. Another thing that di[...]
Words on Grief: Words I've read that have reached my soul. Words I've written, sharing my heart. Words I've repeated, as a sort of mantra for strength during the healing. Words I've shared in hopes that others in the trench of grief may be reminded that they are not alone. Follow more of my journey over at @littlemissmomma on Insta[...]
via @michellebeller After losing Stevie earlier this year I made two simple promises to myself. I promised I would get out of bed every day. And I promised I would get dressed every day. I didn't need to leave the house. I didn't need to put on a face that didn't match what I was feeling inside. I didn't need to rush through my[...]
I didn’t see any of this coming. I didn’t know our world would be turned upside down and literally every aspect of our reality would forever be transformed. But while i didn’t foresee any of this trauma and pain, i can look back now and see so clearly all the ways in which we were prepared to navigate this storm, this nightma[...]
