Reclaiming the Parts of Ourselves That Loss and Trauma Stole Along the Way

Lately there’s an inner split I feel happening.

Loss, trauma, and abuse steal us from ourselves.

They force us into survival mode, and so many aspects of self fall away.

It’s been nine years since loss tipped me over and poured me out, and I’m still—almost a full decade later—reclaiming the many parts of myself that ceased to exist the moment I heard that devastating news. The moment I fell to my knees under the weight of grief and was cracked so far open, I was altered at my core in an instant.

I’ve healed so much from that loss and the traumas that followed.

I rebuilt my life, business, body, and self-worth through intentional work.

I moved on and forward and started living more on purpose than ever before.

And still, I’m fighting to reclaim aspects of myself I haven’t seen in nine years.

You see, before all the chaos of life, there was something brewing inside of me...