What happens when a life spent caregiving leaves your nervous system craving distance instead of connection. This article is also featured on Substack There is a strange kind of grief that comes from still loving people while no longer feeling emotionally safe around them. Lately, I have noticed how much I pull away from connection….
Why healing requires more than boundaries, self-awareness, and recognizing red flags. This article is also featured on Substack What the Mainstream Healing Community Often Misses About Abuse Recovery We’ve all seen the pattern before in movies, maybe in our parents, in our families, in a friend’s relationship, or maybe even in our own. Sometimes it…
Why other people’s judgment often reveals more about them than it does about you This article is also featured on Substack Not Everything Is About You There is something deeply human about the way people react to one another. Someone hurts us, disappoints us, judges us, rejects us, or makes us feel unseen, and almost…
Pain has a way of convincing us it is everything. But even in its heaviest moments, there is more beneath the surface, endurance, resilience, and a life still unfolding.
You can be gentle, clear, and rooted in yourself, without shrinking to be accepted Article is also featured on Substack & Medium Intro Last week I had a much-needed visit with my best friend. We chatted about life, vented our frustrations, and she told me about how she had recently set a boundary with someone…
A poem about standing between the familiar past and the unknown future Also Featured On Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Mar 10, 2026 Where the Old World Ends There comes a quiet place in lifewhere something shifts within,a trembling line you cannot seewhere the old world slowly ends. You look behind at who you…
A new educational resource designed to help people understand trauma, survival patterns, and the process of healing. Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Mar 05, 2026 Introducing the Hellbloom Haven Trauma Portal Over the past month, I’ve been a little quiet here. Part of that was simply life. I was sick for…
A reflection on parenthood, time, and the story behind it Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Feb 16, 2026 Borrowed Light Children are not ours to keep,though fiercely we may try.They enter small, with open hands,and eyes that hold the sky. They come like gifts we did not earn,like grace we didn’t…
Finding beauty, strength, and devotion within my own becoming. Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Feb 14, 2026 The Love That Rose From the Ashes Content Note:This article contains personal reflections involving trauma, abuse, addiction, mental health, and medical experiences. Please move through it gently and honor your own needs while reading….
Illness, rest, and the quiet growth that comes from honoring life’s pauses Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Feb 12, 2026 A Season of Shedding Hello lovely souls,It’s been about three weeks since I’ve shared anything here, and it feels really good to be back, and I am truly so grateful to…
