When Healing Stops Feeling Good: The Messy, Nonlinear Truth of Growth

This week, we cracked open a truth most self-help spaces avoid: sometimes, doing the work of healing feels terrible. It’s heavy. It’s isolating. It’s crying after journaling because the pages didn’t give you peace this time. It’s setting boundaries that break your heart.

Healing isn’t “all gumdrops and rainbows.”
It’s real work — and it’s work that doesn’t always feel good.