self compassion

  • Nobody Can Know

    I spent so much of my life believing there were things nobody could know. Somewhere along the way, though, “I have things I need to hide” became “I am someone who needs to be hidden.”

    I have worked incredibly hard to become a woman who feels safe being herself. What I am realizing now is that feeling safe with myself and feeling safe enough to be fully known by someone else are two very different things. Maybe healing this next layer is learning that I can be seen without abandoning the person I fought so hard to become.

  • Maybe You’re Not Avoiding Your Life

    Sometimes returning to what’s familiar isn’t going backward. Sometimes it’s how we find enough safety to move forward again. This post is featured on Substack, Medium, and my Hellbloom Haven blog. I haven’t posted much over the last ten days or so. Life has felt a little overwhelming lately. There are so many things coming…

  • They’re Not Failing. And Neither Are You.

    On frustration, early responsibility, and raising children who get to grow up slower than we did Also Featured on Substack & Medium Wendi Kehn/Hellbloom Haven Feb 16, 2026 They’re Not Failing. And Neither Are You. Today is Presidents Day, the last day of a four-day weekend. The house feels slower. Backpacks aren’t lined up by…