At some point, you stop adjusting your boundaries to survive other people—and start adjusting to their absence instead. A reflection on grief, people-pleasing, and finally learning where to draw the line.
Tag: healing
Reclaiming the Past Without Living in It
Life after loss isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about reclaiming the parts that still matter and choosing what comes forward with you.
After We Talk: What Survivors Actually Need
When conversations about sexual assault reach the public stage, they tend to follow a predictable pattern. Names are named. Opinions are shouted. Arguments are had about guilt, innocence, and politics. What gets lost—almost every time—are the people who were harmed. Survivors are not waiting for outrage.They are waiting for care. Being a survivor doesn’t end …
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Watching My Life From the Outside
I’m not broken—but I’m not healed either. This is what it feels like to exist in the in-between, where grief, change, and moving on don’t look the way anyone warned you they would.