You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don’t fight battles that don’t matter. Decide to prioritize your own health and wellbeing if you can relate to: “The truth was I was tired way underneath my skin. I was tired where even I couldn't see. I do not know how that happened. How I ended up like that. It all happened so fast.” -Rebecca Wells Don’t give up on becoming. Have enough respect for yourself to walk away from anything that is not aligned with your core values

Unprocessed trauma can cause harm in all spheres of our being. “After a traumatic experience, the human system of self-preservation seems to go onto permanent alert, as if the danger might return at any moment.” ~Judith Lewis Herman. The most basic assumptions about yourself and the world is shattered by trauma. It can become challenging to trust yourself or the external world, which permanently can put you in a state of hyper-vigilance, leading to increased anxiety. When tra