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.
CHOOSING YOURSELF CHECKLIST
This checklist is for the 0nes who are juggling too much, feeling pulled in every direction, and ready to make herself a priority even when everything else feels urgent. Use it as a gentle map not a to-do list of perfection. Tick items off as you can, return to them when you need, and remember choosing yourself is an ongoing practice, not a single heroic act.
What I Do When My Body Shuts Down
There’s a version of me that functions. That shows up. That moves my body, goes to the pool, lives life in a way that looks “fine” from the outside.
And then there are flare day
Intentions for May
I’m choosing to keep showing up to the hard stuff therapy, movement, regulation
Reflection — The Power
Growth & Closure, take a breath and sit in this space for a moment.
Not the pain. Not the confusion.
April Refection
April didn’t come in gently. It didn’t ease me into growth or wrap lessons in something soft. It forced me to face things I would’ve rather avoided.
My body. My triggers. My past. My reality.
Reflection — The Truth
Breaking the Illusion, take a moment and sit with this honestly, without softening it.
The Moment, I Finally Chose Myself
Those were the moments that made me believe maybe it could work.
The Realisation
There’s a part of healing that doesn’t get shared enough. No one really prepares you for this part
missing someone who wasn’t good for you.
Reflection — The Shift
This is where things start to change not around you, but within you.
Reflection — The Realisation
Naming the Feeling, Sit with this for a moment no distractions, no rushing past it.
You Can Miss Them and Still Not Go Back
The part where you miss them. Not because they were right for you, not because it was healthy,
but because they were familiar.
The Goal Isn’t to Never Be Triggered
Triggers aren’t random. They’re not proof that something is wrong with you. They’re evidence that something happened to you
The Nervous System and Triggers
Your nervous system doesn’t sit you down and explain things logically.
Living in a World Obsessed With Smaller Bodies
We are living in a society where body image has become fixated on weight loss.
TRIGGER CHECKLIST
You hate that you get triggered. you hate how fast it happens how your body reacts
On the Outside of Dysfunction
For a long time, I was part of the dysfunction. The chaos didn’t feel toxic it felt normal.
Your Triggers Are Not the Problem
You hate that you get triggered, you hate how fast it happens how your body reacts before your mind can catch up.
No Filters, Just Healing
Healing is not matching activewear, green smoothies, and pretending you have your life together.
Lonely Day Survival Guide
This is your reminder: you don’t need to fix those days. You just need to get through them without abandoning yourself.
When the Waves Match the Day
Between cyclone weather, flare-ups, the unexpected and then news that stops you in your tracks — forever 18.