emotional healing
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This short poem explores the “fawn response,” a trauma instinct often rooted in childhood CPTSD. Told through the metaphor of a newborn fawn, it reflects the fear, abandonment, and survival coping patterns many people carry into adulthood without realizing it. This piece is for anyone who’s ever felt small, unsafe, or shaped by circumstances they…
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In a culture that glorifies toughness, empathy can feel like a flaw. Tenderness as Rebellion explores why sensitivity is actually an evolved strength — and how small acts of compassion challenge emotional numbness.
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Some people crave comfort- I crave expansion. ••• “Salted Truths + Umami Dialect” Written by Shelly Moore Caron • I’d never ever claim to know everything. Hell, not even close. I am every bit as lost as the next person. But– I am a perpetual and insatiable student of this existence. Craving the formation of…
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“I’m Sorry, But…” by Shelly Moore Caron ©️ 2025 •• I’m sorry, but… Nobody on this planet gives a single shit about you. Until you really get this — you’re doomed. You’ll spend your whole adult life Steeping in why’s. The only person who can save you… is you. • You’re holding everyone to a…
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“Grandmother’s Strength” by Shelly Moore Caron •• I awoke this morn Craving my grandmother’s embrace. What would it be like To have her hands on my face? • I imagine it feels like A warm bath on a cold day – Worries simply melt, Then dissolve away. • Fear subsides, With nowhere to hide. Head…
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