healing
How to heal fully and properly.
To All The Publishers Who Rejected Me. Content Warning.
Content note: themes of homelessness, trauma, rejection, and neurodivergence. Take care while reading. Rejection is a funny thing — and sometimes, it is painful. But here is the thing: yes, my texts are not perfect. Because they are handwritten. Because they are based on lived experiences. Because they are not written by an AI tool. And because I am on the autism spectrum, AuDHD, living with neurodiversity and PTSD.
By Jeanne Jess about a month ago in Motivation
The Doormat Syndrome
When being "good" hurts..... đź’— Studies show that people-pleasing significantly increases the risk of burnout. People-pleasers are especially susceptible because their difficulty setting boundaries and their desire to be loved by everyone directly lead to chronic stress and emotional exhaustion.
By Jeanne Jess about a month ago in Motivation
The Day the Mountain Answered
At the edge of a small town stood a mountain that didn’t look especially tall. It had no famous name, no marked trails, and no visitors’ center. Yet everyone in town knew about it. People spoke of it the way they spoke about dreams—beautiful from a distance, intimidating up close.
By Asghar ali awanabout a month ago in Motivation
The Sky Between Us: Overcoming the Victim Mindset
I am someone who truly believes that everything from memories to stories we hear during our childhood or even along the years of growing up, plays a vital role as it subconsciously lays its foundation on the way we think, we process emotions, we deal with situations, and even in the way our characters are moulded.
By DB Minchu about a month ago in Motivation
KINTSUGI
A survivor’s strength and resilience is highlighted by their conscious choice to maintain grace, politeness, and dignity, even after gaining intimate knowledge of abuse, betrayal, or the darker side of human nature. A woman can survive significant hardships, cruelty, depravity, callous intent, and stripping away at her core innocence, due to physical, emotional, and psychological trauma caused by others. A woman’s courtesy is not a sign of naivety or weakness, but a conscious, refined choice of reclaiming her power, beyond the forms of destruction, that many remain indifferent to. With courage, the soul enters into a reformative state of upholding standards, rather than descending into bitterness or reacting with the same brutality one was subjected to.
By ELISABETH BABARCI 2 months ago in Motivation
Dear Past Me
There is a version of me that still exists in my memory. She moves quickly. She makes plans without hesitation. She says yes without calculating the cost. Her body is not something she negotiates with or questions. It simply works. It carries her forward without resistance, without interruption, without fear.
By Millie Hardy-Sims2 months ago in Motivation
Permission to Rest
Rest used to feel like failure. Before my diagnosis, rest was something I earned after productivity. It was a reward waiting at the end of a finished task list, something to allow myself once everything else had been completed. Rest was optional. It was negotiable. It was something I could postpone in favour of being useful, being present, being enough.
By Millie Hardy-Sims2 months ago in Motivation
Wicked and the Reality of Disability
The Wicked films arrived wrapped in spectacle. Audiences expected soaring vocals, dazzling visuals, and the familiar emotional weight of a beloved musical brought to life. Few viewers expected to encounter one of Hollywood’s most meaningful recent contributions to disability representation.
By Millie Hardy-Sims2 months ago in Motivation
