Tag: self-worth
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Relearning ASL and Letting My Hands Do the Healing
Sign language returned like a lost part of me—calming, expressive, safe. Now I use my hands to say what my voice learned to suppress.
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Personal Reflections And The Weight of Sacrifice
What sacrifices I have made in life? I won’t list them all but the first few off the top of my head. Sacrifice does not always end up with the desired ending, sometimes it is chaos and heart crushing pain, is it worth it? Unequivocally yes for me. The loss of a siblings, a mother,…
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The Things I Never Say Out Loud
Mental health struggles don’t announce themselves. They sit in the silence, in the weight of unspoken words, in the quiet ache of loneliness and doubt. If you’ve felt it, know this—you are not the burden. The failure to understand it is. And that is not yours to carry.
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Mindful Moments: How Journaling Reduces Stress
The author reflects on their transformative journey with journaling, highlighting its power as a tool for self-expression and healing. Past emotional abuse, particularly from a parent who invaded their privacy, shaped their view of journaling as unsafe. Now embracing this practice, they find clarity, connection, and a path towards understanding their emotions and experiences recognizing…
Who am I? 