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Suffering Isn’t a Requirement for Growth
You don’t have to drink the whole ocean to know that it’s salty.

Vanessa Gillier
Oct 193 min read
 
 
 


Shame
Shame doesn’t just weigh us down - it drives us to hide, to numb, and to believe we’re beyond help.

Vanessa Gillier
Oct 53 min read
 
 
 


She Knew: A Womans Intuition and the Cost of Not Listening
The ancestral instinct and strength of emotional intelligence. 

Vanessa Gillier
Sep 284 min read
 
 
 


From Invincible to Invisible to Invaluable
You may have been broken, but you were never beyond repair.

Vanessa Gillier
Aug 244 min read
 
 
 


Betrayal: The Break That Never Goes Away
Things are never quite the same after betrayal.

Vanessa Gillier
Aug 175 min read
 
 
 


Frankenstein of my former selves
Every version of me, even the ones I'd rather forget, gave me something.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 203 min read
 
 
 


Signs You're Healing
Even if you're still arguing with yourself in the shower.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 63 min read
 
 
 


Why I Write What I Can’t Always Say
I may not have been able to say it then, so I'm saying it now.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 292 min read
 
 
 


Same House, Different Stories
Understanding how you became who you are.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 155 min read
 
 
 


Healing out loud
Because I nearly died in silence.

Vanessa Gillier
May 183 min read
 
 
 


Lifestyle and Habits
True healing isn’t just about stopping something harmful - it’s about starting something better.

Vanessa Gillier
May 45 min read
 
 
 


Social support
You are not alone on this journey. 

Vanessa Gillier
Apr 273 min read
 
 
 


Spiritual connection
We are not alone in our fight.

Vanessa Gillier
Apr 203 min read
 
 
 


P.S. - post-sanctuary
How hitting rock bottom was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Vanessa Gillier
Apr 137 min read
 
 
 


A year ago today...
My transition from despair to hope.

Vanessa Gillier
Mar 165 min read
 
 
 


The Butterfly Effect of Kindness
Big things have small beginnings.

Vanessa Gillier
Mar 93 min read
 
 
 


A journey of discovery
"In a dark place we find ourselves, and a little more knowledge lights our way." - Yoda

Vanessa Gillier
Feb 93 min read
 
 
 


Healing with purpose
We are not destined to be broken people.

Vanessa Gillier
Feb 23 min read
 
 
 


In the shadow of unresolved pain
An iceberg may seem powerful and daunting, but in the end, it is no match for the warmth of the sun.

Vanessa Gillier
Jan 193 min read
 
 
 


Practice makes permanent
You become what you repeatedly do.

Vanessa Gillier
Jan 123 min read
 
 
 
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