003 - Running Through the Dark

Some people walk into your life for a season, and you spend the rest of it wishing the season had lasted longer.In this episode, Vanessa opens her journal to Tracy, the stepsister who became family, a stepfather whose drinking turned the holidays into something to dread, and a night in Prairieville when she ran barefoot through the dark on a gravel driveway not knowing if her mother was alive. What starts as a story about a little girl hiding under a bunk bed with her dog and her brother is really a story about what we carry when the people who were supposed to protect us didn't, and what it costs us to finally let it go. If you've ever had to forgive someone not for their sake, but for your own, this one is for you.Please follow us on:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therapistafterdarkconfessionsTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@therapistafterdarkpod