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Reclaiming the Pen
For so many years, I lived by a script I didn’t write.I said yes when I wanted to say no. I kept quiet to keep the peace. I moved through life trying to meet everyone’s expectations but my own. It felt safe — until it didn’t. Losing Michael, walking through grief, and facing the parts…
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The Weight of Strength
For most of my life, I thought strength meant holding everything together. Smiling when my heart was breaking. Showing up even when I was unraveling inside. Pretending I was fine because I didn’t want anyone to see the cracks. But here’s the truth I’ve learned in my own journey: strength isn’t about perfection—it’s about honesty.…
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The Power of Starting Small
I’ve been reflecting a lot this week on how healing really happens—not in one big leap, but in thousands of small steps. When my world first shattered, I thought I had to “fix” myself overnight. I wanted answers, clarity, and peace right away. But what I found instead was a slow and steady rhythm of…
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Faith That Whispers
When I was younger, I thought faith was loud. I thought it meant confidence, certainty, and bold prayers spoken without a hint of doubt. But grief has a way of stripping you bare, and after Michael’s death, my faith felt more like a whisper than a roar. I used to wonder if that meant I’d…
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Resilience Isn’t What You Think
When people talk about resilience, they often picture strength, grit, and a polished kind of courage. But I’ve learned that real resilience rarely looks put together. It’s messy. It’s tear-streaked faces and shaky breaths. It’s showing up when everything inside you wants to quit. For years, I thought being resilient meant holding it all together—never…
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Why I Wrote Unbroken
Yesterday, I shared how this book began—how Unbroken grew from over a decade of journaling and blog posts into something I never imagined I’d write. Today, I want to tell you why I wrote it. For so long, my story felt too heavy to share. The grief of losing Michael, the trauma I’d carried quietly…
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From Grief to Hope: The Story Behind Unbroken
I never set out to write a book. Honestly, I didn’t even think I had one in me. But when I finally sat down to write Unbroken, I realized I’d been writing it all along. For over a decade, I filled journals with late-night reflections and poured my heart into blog posts when the weight…
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