Truth. Resilience. Grace.
A NOTE
from Farah
I was not ready to tell my whole TRUTH. Now I understand why.
For years, I shared only the smallest TRUTHS of what I had survived…just enough, I hoped, to help the person standing in front of me. This was not due to selfishness but due to self-preservation. The debilitating fear of triggering one of my many trauma responses just by simply sharing my TRUTH of the abuse, manipulation, gaslighting, betrayal, and lies I had endured for 10-years made complete vulnerability feel impossible and terrifying.
However, it was more than just my debilitating fear, it was also my overwhelming shame, embarrassment, and my inability to fully comprehend what I had endured and survived.
Additionally, I felt like a failure for allowing myself to be manipulated, gaslit, abused, and made to feel worthless. I definitely wasn’t raised to be the shell of the woman I had become.
Truth. Resilience. Grace. was created for the person who feels alone, lost, hopeless, frightened, ashamed, worthless, or forgotten.
Truth. Resilience. Grace. was created to help the person reading this understand you are not alone. You are not worthless. You are a survivor, you are so very courageous and strong, and this is a safe place.
You are allowed to fall apart. You are allowed to grieve, scream, cry, feel every emotion, rest, and take time for yourself. This is not weakness. This is surviving.
Accept those moments, whether they last days, months, or years...because they are part of your TRUTH and will become part of your healing.
Give yourself space to prioritize your peace, set boundaries, and choose YOU.
Truth. Resilience. Grace. is here to remind you that you are seen, you are supported, and you are not alone.
Love,
Farah