
07/20/2025
Getting Well can Feel Isolating Because…
Nobody will say it out loud, but in a dysfunctional family, the one who chooses to heal becomes the threat.
Not because you're wrong, but because your truth makes them uncomfortable.
The moment you stop shrinking to keep the peace, set boundaries, or say "This isn't okay with me anymore," you'll be called dramatic, selfish, disrespectful, too sensitive, unappreciative and maybe much meaner words.
But LISTEN: You're not the problem for finally being healed enough to stand up for yourself and not tolerating the toxicity!
You're not too much for choosing healing over silence.
You're not breaking the family, (it’s been broken for a long time.) You are instead, breaking the cycle.
They'll try to shame you because your growth reveals their wounds. Keep up your healthy boundaries because you are teaching them that to be in your life, they must learn to treat you with respect.
You are awesome because you will be the reason future generations (including your own children) will grow up with feeling safe and loved, rather than terrified and unloved.
YOU are the cycle breaker.
And that is something for you to be proud of.