02/10/2026
Healing sometimes feels as though it requires reframing your story into something prettier or more palatable. In therapy, meaning-making is about context, not correction. You get to understand why certain patterns formed without minimizing what it cost you.
Looking back with compassion allows the nervous system to relax its grip on self-blame. You begin to see your responses as adaptations rather than failures. That shift matters because it creates room for choice in the present.
You are not obligated to forgive, forget, or reinterpret your past in order to heal. Sometimes healing looks like naming what happened clearly and allowing that truth to coexist with who you are now.