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This isn’t a love story… it’s a healing story.
In this chapter of The Love Chapters, I talk about the relationship that came after the one that broke me — the one that showed me what gentleness could look like, what safety could feel like, and what it meant to take up space after years of shrinking myself.

This episode isn’t about going back.
It isn’t about longing or reliving old moments.
It’s about looking at the past through the eyes of the woman I’ve grown into.

Because the girl I was then needed those lessons — and the woman I am now loves the way I love because of them.

In this episode, I share:

• how a random Facebook friend request became an unexpected turning point
• what it felt like to be seen without fear
• the small moments that taught me my voice mattered
• how healing doesn’t always look pretty… but it always teaches you something
• and how a beagle-chihuahua named Dottie became the gentlest reminder that love can take many shapes

This chapter wasn’t meant to last forever — but it helped me find myself again.
And the version of me who learned those lessons?
She’s the one who knows how to love deeply now.

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This week’s episode is a little different — a small check-in on a Monday morning instead of my usual Friday drop. I had planned to release the next Love Chapter on the 14th, but life got busy and I didn’t have the space to record the episode with the care it deserves.

In this mini update, I talk about what I’ve learned from creating the first eight episodes of Just Breathe Confessionals: how speaking out has changed me, how much I’m willing to share, and how comforting it’s been to hear from listeners who relate to my anxieties, childhood moments, and all the messy parts of growing up.

I also acknowledge that there is deeper, heavier trauma in my story — chapters I haven’t shared yet — and those pieces will be explored more fully in Season Two.

The next full Love Chapter, The One Who Helped Me Heal, will drop on Friday, December 6th.

Thank you for listening, for holding these stories with me, and for giving honesty a place to breathe.

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Kind Note:
This episode includes reflections on emotional, mental, and sexual manipulation in a past relationship.
Please listen gently and only when you feel safe, grounded, and supported.
Your heart deserves care.

Episode Description:
In this episode, I return to a version of myself I haven’t spoken to in years — the girl who fell in love in high school before she understood what love was supposed to feel like. What began as attention and affection slowly turned into control, isolation, and the quiet erosion of my confidence and identity. I didn’t realize how deeply emotional and mental manipulation can take root until I was already inside of it, trying to hold onto something that was breaking me.

This is a story of staying too long and leaving slowly — of believing I could fix what was hurting me, of grieving the version of myself who didn’t know better yet, and of learning to recognize love that doesn’t require me to disappear to keep it.

It’s about the confusion of being seventeen, the fear of being alone, the guilt that keeps us quiet, and the soft relief that comes when we finally choose ourselves.

If you have ever stayed in a relationship you didn’t know how to leave, if you’ve ever lost yourself trying to be loved, if you’ve ever questioned your worth or your voice — you are not alone.