When beginning a healing journey, there will be doubters, and trust me they will say what they think, out loud, to your face! Healing becomes a lonely journey---at first! Then it becomes a welcomed solitude. Don't tell anyone your plans. Make your plans, commit to them, begin them, then tell others. Trust me.

The recognition and the honesty about the traumas and hurt we have experienced is a hard truth to face, though necessary for healing. It's ok to say it out loud. Make people uncomfortable, it's ok. The truth makes people uncomfortable, but it heals us. It heals that small child who hid, that teen who had little encouragement, the child who has seen far more than they ever should have. You can and will heal!

Small physical actions can create tremendous change in our self-healing journey. Physiological, psychological, and spiritual can happen if we Just Look up!

Abuse can position us in a way where we fear certain actions. We have been trained via abuse that certain things "allowed." We may make dangerous decisions which can harm ourselves, to protect them. This is a redemption story...taking back the power which was stolen.

In this episode we explore how change and resilience show up, even at a later age in life, and sometimes from very unexpected sources. It's never to late to take on your next adventure!

What should you be doing? Our lives are filled with should, a word that creates guilt shame, self-doubt and extremely negative self-talk. Listen to how we can transition out of the should mentality.

Where am I? Who am I anymore? So quickly we can disappear into just existing, just surviving. Our days are filled with thoughts, responsibilties, and chaos, and what are left with? Who are we left with? Sometimes, it can feel like nobody, not even ourselves. That can become the clarity moment, the shift. Listen to how it can all start, and we'll see you next time on Raw and Real/R & R Podcast.

Have you ever felt like you're holding everything together for everyone - But falling apart inside?

This episode is for the woman who's tired, overwhelmed, or quietly wondering if there's another way to live. We're talking about what it really means to give yourself permission, permission to rest, to need support, and to begin healing in ways that feel soft, simple, and real.

No pressure. Infection. A few gentle shifts that help me start to feel human again, and might help you, too.

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