A Softer Life Beyond Trauma Blog Series - HealthyLifeCoach702.com      I used to believe being strong meant pushing through pain without flinching, smiling when I wanted to cry, saying "I'm fine" even when I felt like I was falling apart. For years, I wore strength like armor, never realizing that what I was really doing was surviving… not living.      It wasn’t until I faced my own traumas, three breast cancer diagnoses, the end of a long marriage, single parenting, and navigating the criminal justice system as a supportive family member or friend, that I began to understand the weight I was carrying. Trauma had become my silent companion. It shaped the way I moved through the world: hyper-aware, exhausted, always anticipating the next crisis.      I didn’t know it back then, but what I needed most wasn’t to “toughen up.” I needed to soften .      That’s why this series exists. Because so many of us are running on f...

  Women Are Tired: The Call for a Softer Life Beyond Trauma By Veronica – Get Your ACT 2gether 💜 Let’s be honest. Women are tired, not lazy, not broken, not bitter… just tired . Tired of being everything for everyone. Tired of holding it together when everything around them is falling apart. Tired of smiling through pain, showing up with grace, and making magic out of scraps. Tired of surviving trauma like it’s just a normal part of life. But here’s the truth I want you to hear: You don’t have to keep doing life like this. There is another way. A softer way. And it starts with acknowledging the weight you've been carrying. The Silent Exhaustion Most of us learned early on how to keep going no matter what. We were told to be strong, independent, resilient. We wear those words like armor but underneath it? We are worn out. We’ve survived breakups, breakdowns, abuse, betrayal, illness, caregiving, parenting, loss, loneliness, poverty, rejection, and more. Yet society still ...