Reflections on Healing, Storytelling, and Becoming
Notes from the in-between: fragments of process, healing, worldbuilding, and the quiet madness of writing.
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The 4 AM Secret is Finally Out
It’s been over a week since I bought those 20 books, and my conscience finally won. Every night since that day, I’ve been waking up around 4 AM, unable to sleep because the secret was weighing on me. I spent those quiet hours reading, but the guilt was exhausting. So, I staged my confession: The
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Today’s film: The Menu (2022)
2nd time watching. Some films aren’t really about the plot.They’re about how people behave when status, admiration, and exclusivity share the same room. What fascinated me in The Menu is how quickly a dinner setting becomes a psychological stage. A small group of guests gathers around a table, each one carrying a different role: the
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The “Support Call” Glitch
It happened again. I called customer service for a technical issue at my office. I explained that, as a psychologist, I needed it fixed immediately to do my job. Once the problem was solved, the conversation shifted. The person on the other end started sharing how much therapy had changed his life, how essential it
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ABIGAIL vs. NOSFERATU (2024)
The “Brain Cells” Battle: Abigail vs. Nosferatu (2024)I just had the weirdest cinematic 24 hours. Yesterday, I watched Abigail for the 3rd time. Today, I tried Nosferatu. One fed my brain; the other scattered it. We need to talk about the “Art Trap” and why some movies feel like a chore rather than an experience.
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The First Glitch
Quietlings and Contraband Books I had a therapy session today that got canceled because the child who was supposed to come caught a cold. So suddenly I had time. Which is always dangerous. I started sketching these little creatures instead, using an app that my special person created only for me. I didn’t know exactly
This blog exists as a continuation of the same journey that shaped The Threads of the Triad series.
I began writing during therapy, at a time when I was learning how to breathe again after a difficult period. Storytelling became a way to slow down, observe my inner world, and give shape to emotions that didn’t yet have language. Over time, those private reflections transformed into a fantasy series rooted not in conquest or spectacle, but in healing, memory, and choice.
This space is where that process continues: more openly, more quietly, and more personally.
Here, I write about storytelling as a tool for recovery, creativity as a form of grounding, and the small, often unremarkable moments that help rebuild a sense of purpose. Some posts explore the emotional foundations behind my novels. Others reflect the ways art can hold us when logic alone is not enough.
This blog posts are not meant to offer quick fixes. They are reflections shaped by lived experience, about learning to stay present, to listen inward, and to choose gentleness in a world that often rewards urgency and force.
If you are drawn to fantasy that values inner transformation, to creative work born from healing, or to thoughtful explorations of memory and meaning, you may find something here that resonates. You are welcome to read in order, or simply follow the threads that speak to you.
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A growing collection of thoughts, process notes, and strange little obsessions.