You keep searching for the thing that will finally fix everything…
but what if that’s not how this works?
but what if that’s not how this works?
Rachel Abi
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If small things feel big…
if frustration lingers longer than you want it to…
if you replay conversations or carry anger for hours (or days)…
you’re not overreacting.
You’re likely dealing with a dysregulated nervous system shaped by trauma.
Regulation creates results.
What if the reason you feel stuck…
isn’t lack of motivation: but lack of safety in your body?
This isn’t about doing more.
It’s about becoming safe enough to access what’s already in you.
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#traumahealing #burnoutrecovery #personalgrowth
we live in season: literal and figurative. Allow your choices to match that. 
Don't underplay you're own feelings just because they did. #cptsd
maybe you didn’t fail yourself again, but you’re still filling the fallout of past you
For all the adults who don't have entryway mature parents: you're not alone
Perfectionism used to run everything.
The pressure.
The overthinking.
The constant feeling of “not enough.”
But this is what I’m learning instead:
✨ How to sit with my feelings instead of fixing them
✨ How to come back to myself when I start spiraling
✨ How to reconnect with my actual worth—not the version I perform
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The depth of your pain…
might actually be connected to the depth of joy you’re capable of feeling.
might actually be connected to the depth of joy you’re capable of feeling.
It’s not just substances.
It’s overworking. Overthinking. Cleaning. Perfectionism.
It’s overworking. Overthinking. Cleaning. Perfectionism.