#inbloom – Page 5 – Whispered Words

when healing tastes like anger

I find myself awake again, early in the morning. It’s 4:31 a.m. here in D.C., and for the last two hours I’ve been working on my book. My pen moves, my fingers type, but somewhere in the middle of writing about healing, I had to stop. Anger rose up in me like a tide I…

October 3, 2025

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this tender storm called life

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rewriting what love means

i was not born broken. i was not born carrying shame. those things were forced into me by the very person who was supposed to protect me. my father—the man who should have been my safe place, my shield—was the one who tore me apart. i was mentally, emotionally, physically, and sexually abused by him.…

October 2, 2025

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this tender storm called life

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a kitchen becoming home

the other day, we moved a new piece into our kitchen—the buffet i’ve been working on and finally finished. it felt like more than just furniture sliding across the floor; it felt like the last piece of a story i’ve been quietly writing for over a year. yesterday, i started shifting our coffee mugs from…

September 30, 2025

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roots + restoration

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shawnee mac: where my heart always returns

shawnee mac lakes conservation area has been a quiet thread through my life for over a decade. tucked into the edges of small-town salem, missouri, it holds two serene lakes—ziske and turner—each reflecting the sky like a secret it’s willing to share only if you linger. the moment you step onto the path, the air…

September 29, 2025

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this tender storm called life

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shawnee mac: where my heart always returns

what no one tells you about loving an addict

no one really prepares you for what it means to love someone who struggles with addiction. from the outside, it can look simple—offer support, encourage treatment, stay patient. but beneath the surface is a quiet, complicated landscape that friends and families walk every day, often unseen. what no one tells you is how heavy the…

September 28, 2025

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a body, undone

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what no one tells you about loving an addict

loving myself enough to know what i deserve

there was a time when i thought love was something to earn—something i had to chase, prove, or bargain for. i believed that if i worked hard enough to be agreeable, if i bent my edges just right, someone would finally stay. it took years, and more heartbreaks than i care to count, to understand…

September 27, 2025

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this tender storm called life

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loving myself enough to know what i deserve

friendship, fully grown

at thirty-six, friendship feels less like a social accessory and more like the quiet architecture of my life. it isn’t background color; it’s the framework that steadies me when everything else tilts. i used to believe friendship was about shared interests—late-night talks, inside jokes, the rush of being inseparable. those pieces still matter, but the…

September 27, 2025

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this tender storm called life

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