Trauma can hurt long after the painful events are over.

It creeps into our relationships and makes it hard to love and trust others.
Often, even more painfully, it makes it hard to love and trust ourselves.

Often we try to ignore it, avoid it, try to forget it,
but the hurt and memories always seem to come back.

Maybe you find it hard to trust others, unsure if they are safe.
Maybe you notice you are a "people pleaser", worried about making others happy but not happy yourself.

If people in your life have hurt you, I want you to know that you are not alone, and healing is possible.