Notes from Within:
REFLECTIONS ON HEALING, SPIRIT, AND THE BODY
From Dread to Delight: A Birthday Reflection on Self-Worth
For years, birthdays felt like a spotlight I didn’t want to stand under. I felt discomfort at the thought of someone wishing me a happy birthday, gifting me a present, or trying to make the day ‘about me.’
The idea of celebrating myself felt uncomfortable, and, upon reflection, even undeserved. My inner critic would say things like:
“I’m nothing special.”
“What is no one else celebrates me.”
“I don’t want the attention.”
trauma is my jam
Last week I shared some thoughts on a word that gets thrown around often—healing. But let’s pause for a moment and ask: healing from what? To really understand what healing means, we have to look at the root of the pain. And for many of us, that root is trauma.
Over the next several weeks, I’ll be reflecting on trauma—specifically the how and why of its imprint on the body. Because trauma doesn’t just live in our stories or our minds. It lives in our bodies.