Relatable Words Blog

I want to share something deeply personal with you today. Over the years, I’ve discovered a quiet, powerful force that has helped me...

Music has always had the power to reach into places that words cannot. For many of us, it becomes more than background noise, it becomes a refuge, a lifeline, and a mirror to our most silent struggles. In this post, I share how music became an essential part of my healing journey, carrying me through childhood pain, adult reflection, and moments of deep soul work.

This is not easy to write. But it’s time. For years, I carried the weight of my silence like a secret chained to my soul. I was raped. And I was abused. And for a long time, I said nothing. I buried it deep, thinking if I didn’t speak it, maybe it wouldn’t define me. But silence doesn’t heal wounds. It just lets them fester in the dark.

Step into the Forbidden Room – a space built not of walls, but of silence, secrets, and survival. We both needed it, yet neither of us could breathe inside it. This blog isn't just a story – it's a mirror for anyone who's ever hidden pain behind locked emotional doors. What happens when you open that door? What truths wait on the other side? Let's find out – together.

Life has a way of throwing us into unexpected plot twists – the kind that leave us disoriented and questioning everything we thought we knew. My divorce was one of those twists. It wasn’t just the end of a marriage – it was the unraveling of the person I thought I was. But as painful as it was, my divorce became the catalyst for the most important journey I’ve ever taken – the journey back to me.