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100 Blogs
Thank you for reading. Thank you for witnessing.

Vanessa Gillier
Mar 15 min read


To My Daughters: I Hope You Know
You are my anchor, my mirror, my reason.

Vanessa Gillier
Feb 222 min read


To the One Who Stayed: A Valentine to Myself
No roses. No drama. Just truth, tenderness, and maybe a little dark chocolate.

Vanessa Gillier
Feb 152 min read


Mentally Stable-ish
Chaos, comedy and coping through "the change"

Vanessa Gillier
Feb 81 min read


You Don't Have to Be Fixed to Be Finished
Learning to move forward, as is. Still unfinished, but no longer stuck.

Vanessa Gillier
Feb 12 min read


Unraveling (Again)
The unraveling doesn’t mean you’re broken again. It means something unresolved is asking to be seen again.

Vanessa Gillier
Jan 252 min read


The Mirror is Brutal: Seeing Yourself With New Eyes
You can hold yourself accountable without hating yourself.

Vanessa Gillier
Jan 182 min read


I'm Not Always a Ray of F*cking Sunshine
Real growth isn’t about achieving constant peace. It’s about reducing the collateral damage.

Vanessa Gillier
Jan 112 min read


New Year, Same Me
No resolutions this year, just a mindful appreciation for all that I have become.

Vanessa Gillier
Jan 42 min read


Holidays Survival Guide (Now With Bonus New Year’s Delusions)
How I plan to survive the holidays

Vanessa Gillier
Dec 28, 20252 min read


DBT Skills Cheat Sheet
A user-friendly cheat sheet of all the DBT pillars, concepts and skills referenced throughout The Shattered Pieces blog.

Vanessa Gillier
Dec 21, 20253 min read


Lessons From the Other Side of Rock Bottom
I used to think rock bottom was the end. Now I finally understand that it was a doorway.

Vanessa Gillier
Dec 14, 20253 min read


A Foreigner in My Own Life
Recovery changes you—but no one talks about how strange it feels to meet yourself on the other side.

Vanessa Gillier
Dec 7, 20253 min read


The Gentle Art of Beginning Again
Starting anew not because you were broken, but because you are whole.

Vanessa Gillier
Nov 30, 20253 min read


You’re Not Broken Anymore - But You’re Not the Same Either
Recovery, whether from mental illness, addiction, trauma, grief, or burnout is rarely a reset button.

Vanessa Gillier
Nov 23, 20252 min read


Outgrowing Recovery as an Identity
Recovery once gave me structure and identity. But what happens when healing isn’t the whole story anymore?

Vanessa Gillier
Nov 16, 20254 min read


This is Not a Breakthrough Post
I’m here. Not thriving. Not crashing. Just… living. Staying. Becoming.

Vanessa Gillier
Nov 9, 20254 min read


Breaking Mending Becoming
Turning this blog into a book about my journey.

Vanessa Gillier
Nov 6, 20252 min read


From Client to Co-Pilot
The way you engage with therapy can evolve.

Vanessa Gillier
Nov 2, 20253 min read


When You’ve Outgrown Your Therapist
Ending a therapeutic relationship can feel weighty—but it’s also a powerful sign of self-awareness.

Vanessa Gillier
Oct 26, 20252 min read
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