Your pain is part of your story — but it is not the end of it.
Dear Survivor,
One of the cruelest lies abuse leaves behind is this: you are broken beyond repair. When you survive narcissistic abuse or an abusive relationship, you may carry shame so deep it feels fused to your bones. You may wonder if you’re too damaged to be loved, too shattered to be whole again.
But you are not broken — you are healing.
Abuse tries to redefine you by your wounds. It convinces you that your worth has an expiration date. In reality, your ability to survive, to keep moving forward, to still seek love and safety after what you endured — these are not signs of damage. They are signs of resilience. They are proof that your spirit refused to be destroyed.
Your scars are evidence of your strength, not your weakness.
Healing from trauma and emotional abuse takes time, tenderness, and intention. It is not about erasing what happened — it is about weaving new life around it. Survivors of abusive partners often feel haunted by a fear that they are “too much” or “not enough.” These fears are echoes of your abuser’s voice — not your truth.
You were never too broken to heal — and you never will be.
If you’re struggling to see your own beauty right now, know that support is available. Trauma-informed therapy, survivor communities, and resources like The Recovery Roadmap exist to remind you that healing is possible. You are allowed to rewrite your story, not as someone broken, but as someone becoming whole.
You are worthy of everything good — just as you are.
Today, I invite you to gently speak this truth to yourself:
“I am not broken. I am becoming.”
Say it even if you don’t fully believe it yet.
Say it because healing begins with the words you dare to offer yourself.
Your future is bigger than your past.
Blessings and healing,
Catrina
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