Healing Isn’t Linear—Here’s What to Do When It Feels Like You’re Not Moving

Healing doesn’t always look like progress. Sometimes it looks like crying for no reason. Sometimes it looks like canceling plans. Sometimes it looks like doing everything “right” and still feeling stuck.

It’s in those moments—when healing feels slow, invisible, or backwards—that we need the most compassion.

Here’s what I remind myself when healing feels like it’s going nowhere:

1. Backwards doesn’t mean broken. Sometimes you’ll revisit old patterns. Sometimes you’ll feel triggered by things you thought you already dealt with. That doesn’t mean you’re failing—it means you’re human. Healing is spiral-shaped, not straight.

2. Pausing is part of the process. Rest is not regression. It’s repair. Your nervous system needs time to integrate the inner work you’re doing. Silence, stillness, slowness—these are sacred too.

3. Healing is happening underneath the surface. Just like seeds take time to sprout, your internal shifts take time to show up in your outer world. Don’t mistake quiet growth for no growth.

4. You don’t need to feel better to be better. Some of the most important healing happens during the messy middle. When you show up for yourself even when it’s hard—that’s healing in motion.

5. You’re allowed to celebrate small wins. You got out of bed? That counts. You didn’t spiral after a hard conversation? That counts. You’re aware of your patterns? That counts. Small wins build lasting change.

Give yourself permission to move at the pace of your own becoming.

You’re not behind. You’re not failing. You’re healing. And healing takes time.

Still feeling stuck? You’re not alone.

In Episode 4 of the podcast, I walk you through the gentle truths I hold onto when progress feels out of reach.

If you need a reminder that you're not broken, just becoming—this is it.

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