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.
Every Step Counts
Growth isn’t always grand or visible. It’s not just about breakthroughs or achievements t’s about the tiny, consistent acts that shape who you’re becoming
Triggers don’t Mean you’re Broken.
A trigger is your body and mind speaking a language you might not always understand at first. It’s your nervous system saying, “I remember what happened. I’m scared it might happen again.”
Growth and Becoming Your full Self
When you start showing up for yourself truly showing up you begin to witness subtle shifts. You speak to yourself with more kindness. You rest without guilt. You no longer chase what drains you.
Protecting Your Energy Daily
Investing in the Most Beautiful You — Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
Life with a Damaged Vestibular System
Life with a damaged vestibular system isn’t easy to put into words. It’s invisible, unpredictable, and often misunderstood.
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.
Moving Through the Pain
The weather has been absolutely yuck grey skies, that sticky kind of damp cold that seeps into your bones. But despite that, this holiday has been good for me.
Emotional Boundaries
Investing in the Most Beautiful You — Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
The Guilt That Follows Boundaries
Investing in the Most Beautiful You — Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
The Power of “No”:
Investing in the Most Beautiful You — Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
Energy Check-In
Investing in the Most Beautiful You — Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
Boundaries in Healing
Investing in the Most Beautiful You — Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
Investing in Boundaries
Investing in the Most Beautiful You Part 3: Protecting Your Energy with Boundaries Setting boundaries isn’t just about saying “no” to others; it’s about saying “yes” to yourself. It’s the gentle yet firm reminder that your well-being is a priority, not an afterthought
The Long bus trip
These days, I’ve learned that rest doesn’t always look like lying still; sometimes it’s simply allowing life to move around you while you sit back and breathe.
Thriving not Surviving
My life has been shaped by challenges I never asked for illness, trauma, heartbreak, survival. For a long time, I saw those things as proof that I was broken
The Silence
Life feels different these days. It’s almost strange how quietly things change one moment your world is full of noise, movement, and chaos, and then poof the kids are grown, living their own lives, and suddenly the house is yours
Three of the Best Therapies
For me, the three best therapies for the soul are simple but powerful: connection, nature, and movement.