Today marks my 32nd wedding anniversary. For the last six years, I have spent this day alone. Not because I chose distance but because distance was forced upon me, rewritten as “divorce,” spoken to the world as truth, even when no divorce was ever registered till today. This day no longer represents celebration.It represents reckoning.Continue reading “The Marriage That Broke Me, and Then Freed Me”
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When the Storm Hit, I Saw Who Truly Stood With Me
Life has a way of revealing truths that remain hidden during our calmest seasons. When everything is smooth, people show us the version of themselves they’re proud of , the version they want us to see. But it’s during the storms, the unpredictable upheavals, that their real character quietly rises to the surface. I learnedContinue reading “When the Storm Hit, I Saw Who Truly Stood With Me”
When Self-Respect Ends, So Does the Relationship
Love can survive many storms, distance, misunderstanding, and even pain. But there’s one thing it can not survive without: respect. When self-respect fades in a relationship, it’s not just the bond that weakens. It’s your connection to yourself that begins to erode. You start doubting your worth, silencing your truth, and compromising pieces of yourContinue reading “When Self-Respect Ends, So Does the Relationship”
My truth
My Truth Is… My truth is that love, for me, has always been about respect, understanding, and acceptance without judgement. In my marriage, I did my best to keep an open heart, ready to build a life built on companionship and mutual respect. But somewhere along the way, love began to feel conditional. I foundContinue reading “My truth”
My Truth: A Heart That Still Chooses Love
There comes a point in every woman’s life when silence begins to speak louder than words.My journey through marriage, motherhood, and heartbreak taught me that love without respect feels hollow, and peace without truth feels like exile. For years, I silenced parts of myself to keep harmony, to protect others, and to hold my worldContinue reading “My Truth: A Heart That Still Chooses Love”
When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage
Marriage is not just about love. It is about growth, individual and together. Two people enter into a bond with dreams, values, and the hope that they will walk side by side through life’s seasons. But what happens when one chooses growth while the other resists it? In my own journey, I kept growing. IContinue reading “When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage”
When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage
Marriage is not just about love. It is about growth, individual and together. Two people enter into a bond with dreams, values, and the hope that they will walk side by side through life’s seasons. But what happens when one chooses growth while the other resists it? In my own journey, I kept growing. IContinue reading “When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage”
When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage
Marriage is not just about love. It is about growth, individual and together. Two people enter into a bond with dreams, values, and the hope that they will walk side by side through life’s seasons. But what happens when one chooses growth while the other resists it? In my own journey, I kept growing. IContinue reading “When One Grows and the Other Stays Still: The Silent Gap in Marriage”
The myth of sacrifice in relationships
Somewhere along the line, I, too, believed that sacrifice was the mark of true commitment in relationships. I thought love meant putting my needs aside, letting go of parts of myself, and carrying the weight in silence just to keep the bond intact. For a while, I convinced myself this was strength, loyalty, and evenContinue reading “The myth of sacrifice in relationships”
Let Go of the Judgment of Others When You’re Looking at Yourself
One of the greatest acts of self-liberation is learning to see yourself without the lens of others’ judgments. We often carry the voices of society, family, friends, and even strangers into the mirror with us. Their opinions, criticisms, or expectations subtly shape how we perceive our worth. Over time, this external noise becomes internalized, turningContinue reading “Let Go of the Judgment of Others When You’re Looking at Yourself”
SELF LOVE AND SOUL HEALING 