The One Who Helped Me Heal

Send us Fan MailThis 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 pointwhat it felt like to be seen without fearthe small moments that taught me my voice matteredhow healing doesn’t always look pretty… but it always teaches you somethingand how a beagle-chihuahua named Dottie became the gentlest reminder that love can take many shapesThis 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.