Broken, Bare, and Rising: The No-BS Blog
This blog isn’t about sugarcoating life. There’s no “everything happens for a reason” here, no fluffy affirmations, no pretending I’ve got it all figured out. This is my no BS space to lay it all out my mess, my chaos, my survival. The days when my body won’t cooperate, my mind won’t stop racing, and the world feels like it’s moving forward without me.
This is where I get real about chronic illness, mental health struggles, trauma, and the uphill battle of just existing. It’s messy, it’s raw, and it’s honest the kind of honesty most people avoid.
Here, inspiration meets reality. Education meets raw truth. Awareness meets healing. And yeah… it’s basically my virtual diary, documenting the unfiltered truth of navigating a life that doesn’t come with an instruction manual.
You’ll read about the hard stuff the heartbreak, the isolation, the setbacks no one warns you about but also the wins, the small wins, and the unexpected moments of clarity that remind you: you can survive this, and you can rise from it stronger than you thought possible.
Topics include:
Domestic Violence and Healing – the ugly, the painful, the survival
Health and Wellness – what actually works when your body fights you
Living With Chronic Illness and Pain – the days that feel impossible and the victories that keep you going
Reflections – raw thoughts, uncomfortable truths, and insights from the trenches
Blog Series on Various Topics – deep dives into specific struggles, challenges, and growth areas so you can really learn, relate, and reflect
This space is for anyone who’s tired of pretending. For anyone who’s felt unseen, stuck, or defeated. Your pain doesn’t define you, your courage to rise does. Step in. Read, reflect, and claim your power.
Listening to the Water Within Me
Through this journey, I’ve been learning about water consciousness the understanding that water isn’t just physical matter
Unapologetically Me
People get so caught up in the outside that they forget there’s a whole story underneath the skin a life, a journey, a woman showing up every single day with strength and heart
Speaking Kindly to My Body
For a long time, I had a complicated love-hate relationship with my body. The world has not always been kind to me about my weigh
Allowing Myself to Grieve Without Shame
For a long time, I believed grief had an expiration date. I thought healing meant I should be “over it.” But grief doesn’t vanish it transforms.
Weekly Reflection
I can honestly say it’s been a better one with the ole wonky head. My body always seems to function so much better when the weather isn’t gloomy
Sunday Walk
Sundays for me are usually spent buried behind my laptop, writing and creating for the week ahead. September was a heavy month full of emotions and a body that’s been loudly protesting.
Im In My Quiet Era
Lately, I’ve found myself in what I call my quiet era. It’s not about isolation it’s about peace. After years of noise, chaos, and survival, stillness feels like medicine
How I Rebuilt Trust After Trauma
For a long time, trust felt like a foreign word to me. Trust had been broken so many times in others, in relationships, even in myself. It felt fragile, unsafe, impossible to rebuild.
From Lost at Sea to Finding Myself
At one point, I felt like I was on a boat circling endlessly in the ocean, with no idea which direction I was heading. I was moving, but I wasn’t going anywhere
I Don’t Judge Anyone’s Darkness
There was a time in my life when the weight of my own darkness nearly consumed me. I know what it feels like to sit in that space where hope feels like a stranger,
Hitting a Milestone
Some milestones don’t look like celebrations to anyone else, but they matter deeply.
Thriving not Surviving
Those days when you're just going through the motions, surviving but not really living. When toxic relationships drain your energy, when anxiety and depression feel like unwelcome guests that just won't leave, when you're tired of putting on a brave face while feeling broken inside.
Taking a moment to appreciate
One of the many things I do in my daily, is to take a moment to appreciate moments like this, to be grateful I get to have these moments.
The side of my life, others don't see
You know, there's this side of my life that most people don't get to see, when people see me out and about, doing things, living life they're only seeing a snapshot of what my days are really like.
August Reflection
August felt like I was adrift in a small boat, endlessly circling in the ocean, searching for a sign to guide me. In healing, there comes a moment where you must choose: leap into the unknown or retreat into the familiar
The Whole World is Spinning
You know that feeling when your whole world is spinning? Well, multiply that by a thousand.
The Different Chapters of My Life
The difference between then and now isn't just about time passing. It's about the choices I made, the boundaries I set, and the healing I committed to. From chaos to peace, from survival to thriving this is my story of transformation, and it's still being written
Reflection, Coffee, and Therapy
Remember that even on the gloomiest days, we're still surrounded by little blessings. They're always there, waiting to be noticed, waiting to be felt, waiting to remind us that we're never really alone in the storm.
A Bump in the Road
I recently encountered a bump in the road. I experienced tantrums, shed ugly tears, and had moments when I wanted to give up on many things. There were times I felt done, over ugly people. My mental health took a downturn, my physical health suffered, and I found myself emotionally drained.Yet
My Words for 2025
2025, I have selected four impactful words to steer my path: Adventure, New Beginnings, Growth, and Comeback.