Healing is never a linear path

Healing is never a linear path after leaving an abusive relationship; it will be a tricky path full of ebbs and flows.

Some days you’ll feel you have made a giant leap of progress and feel invincible, whilst others you will feel as though it is back to the very first day of healing. What you must understand is this, the ebbs do not define where you are in your journey and they do not negate all the amazing progress you’ve made. The peaks and valleys are simply a part of the journey.

At times it can be easy to fall back into having a negative outlook, wondering if things will ever improve, and who could possibly blame you after all you’ve been through? But in those moments, just take a look back and remind yourself of all that you have already overcome and you will be amazed. Because the progress happened so slowly, you didn’t realise how it all added up in a very large way. Believe that you will continue to overcome so much more.