Healing Roots On Up

Healing Roots On Up Mental Health Advocate • Veteran • TBI Survivor • Focused on healing, resilience, and strong families

12/10/2025

Sometimes the hardest part of healing is realizing the split inside you was never a flaw. It was survival. When you meet each part of yourself with curiosity instead of judgment, everything begins to change.
Healing Roots On Up 🌱✨

12/05/2025

Whatever you went through as a child, you did not deserve it. It was not your fault.
My hope is that you can release the blame you have been carrying and find safe people in counseling, in friendship, or in community who can help you let go of the pain you were taught to hold alone.
It was never your fault.
I love you and I see you.

12/04/2025

I’ve been sharing about healing, growth, and the work I do in the community, but I realized many of you may not know much about me beyond that. So I made a short video to open the door a little wider and let you in a bit more.

If you’re here, I’d love to get to know you too. Ask me anything you’re curious about, or share one thing about yourself that you don’t usually talk about. Let’s make this space more connected and more human.

Thanks for being here.

served in the United States Navy from November 1993 to November 2000 as a culinary specialist. Those years shaped me in ...
11/11/2025

served in the United States Navy from November 1993 to November 2000 as a culinary specialist. Those years shaped me in many ways, some good and some hard. I carried unresolved trauma into the military, and the experience added more layers that I had to learn to heal from later.

I don’t regret serving. It gave me perspective, discipline, and a deeper understanding of humanity, what people endure, and how resilient we can be.

Today, as a disabled veteran, I honor all who have served, not just in the U.S. but in every country. Service takes courage no matter where you are from or what flag you stand beneath.

If you have served or know someone who has, I would love to hear their story. Share a bit about their background and what their service meant to them. Let’s connect through gratitude, understanding, and love.

Tag someone who has served or share their story below.

11/10/2025

Every year since 2018, I bake 18 pumpkin pies and share them with friends and neighbors as a small act of love and gratitude. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season, however you celebrate.

10/27/2025

I used to see the world through a lens that kept my empathy small.
Life stretched me. Therapy challenged me.
I changed because I finally started feeling again.

If you’ve ever outgrown an identity you once swore by, I see you.
Tell me your turning point. What woke you up?

I’ve spent the better part of the last eight years trying to prove that I’ve changed.Prove that I’m worthy of respect.Pr...
10/16/2025

I’ve spent the better part of the last eight years trying to prove that I’ve changed.
Prove that I’m worthy of respect.
Prove that I’m a good man.

I tried everything — therapy, service, reflection, apologies — to prove I wasn’t who I used to be.

The truth is, I can’t change how people see me.
Some still hold the old version of me.
And to be fair, I was a big as***le back then.

But I’ve learned this: I don’t need to convince anyone anymore.
My consistency speaks louder than my past.
I validate myself now.

And the beautiful part? There are so many people who see me today — with love, kindness, and respect.
That’s enough.

Does this resonate with you? I’d love to hear your story in the comments.

10/06/2025

Real change doesn’t come from chaos, it comes from courage, strategy, and unity. ✊

So many of us have been taught that our worth is conditional.That it rises and falls with our weight, our income, our st...
09/29/2025

So many of us have been taught that our worth is conditional.
That it rises and falls with our weight, our income, our status, or how others see us.

This is the wound: believing we have to earn value to deserve love, safety, or belonging.
But your worth has never been conditional. Not one pound gained. Not one dollar lost. Not one mistake made can touch it.

If this resonates with you, save this post as a reminder and share your experience in the comments, you never know who might need to hear your story.

Masculine and feminine energies live in all of us. When one takes over, we become polarized, too rigid, too disconnected...
09/23/2025

Masculine and feminine energies live in all of us. When one takes over, we become polarized, too rigid, too disconnected, or too passive and ungrounded.

The real growth comes when we learn to balance both. Structure and flow. Logic and intuition. Strength and softness.

That balance brings peace, understanding, and deeper connection, within ourselves and with others.

Where do you notice yourself leaning too far in one direction? 🌗 Drop it in the comments, I’d love to hear.

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