What a poignant reminder of the 9 years since that night. It’s been 4 years since I wrote here. So much is the same and yet so much has changed.
The most change has been me changing me. Deep beneath the surface, to my innermost core, I have healed. Not only the trauma this blog has chronicled, but all of it: childhood, family, mental health … I set about to understand and unpack everything.
And I am unmistakably different: unafraid, confident, happy, settled. I embrace true and love-filled emotional response in every aspect of life. I will never be grateful for what happened, but I am thankful for the good I have experienced since.
Happy birthday Hoodie. You love you ❤️🩹
