8 Months Ago vs Now: A Healing Journey
✨ The Glow Begins ✨
Eight months ago, I was surviving.
Smiling — but only on the outside.
Holding it together while everything inside me was breaking.
People saw me, but they didn’t see me.
Or if they did, they saw pain, exhaustion, and a kind of sadness I couldn’t explain.
Fast forward to now —
People stop me in the street. They say I’m glowing.
They tell me I look peaceful. Radiant. Free.
They’re not wrong. I feel it too.
What changed?
🧠I got out of a controlling, abusive environment.
đź’› I started healing, regulating my nervous system, reconnecting to me.
🌱 I stopped just tolerating life. I started truly living.
You can’t fake this kind of glow.
It comes from liberation. From choosing yourself.
From walking away — even when it’s terrifying — and slowly, beautifully, coming back to life.
This is the first chapter in a series about healing.
If you’re in the darkness, let this be a light:
Your glow is waiting too. đź’«
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— Linda C J Turner
Trauma Therapist | Neuroscience & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner | Advocate for Women’s Empowerment
