Category: đ± Healing & Becoming
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People-Pleasing: The Trauma Response I Didnât Recognize
I thought it was just my personality, until it started to cost me âYouâre my perfect daughter.â She said it in kindergarten.I remember smiling immediately. Straight Aâs. Class monitor. Polite friends.A gold-star girl, smiling on cue. At first, it felt like love.Later, it felt like a cage. Under the stickers and praise,I was already learning…
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Auto-Pilot: Dissociation and Emotional Numbness
After a while, you donât notice youâve left. I didnât realise how long Iâd been drifting. Routine is sneaky like that.It camouflages everything. Quietly. Politely. Almost responsibly. You disappear in plain sight. Somewhere between the motions, I stopped being. Iâm showering.Twice a day, even. The waterâs hot, but it might as well be a memory of heat. I register…
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Borrowed Time: Life After a Near-Death Experience
After that, things donât quite land. I drove to my friendâs house for lunch, unaware that I was already stepping into life after. Weâd agreed to meet. It was on the list. My last few days in Asia were a list. Scheduled goodbyes. Check-ins.People I needed to show up for. I went mostly out of obligation. Showing up…
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Catalyst: My Near-Death Experience Story
How saltwater, stillness, and a boy who saved me split my life in two. It was my sisterâs birthday, but the real celebration came later.Somewhere between the saltwater and the stillness, where a boy I didnât know pulled me back to life. The morning was slow and soft, the kind that makes you breathe a little…