Journey Counseling, LLC

02/06/2026

Robert 💙

02/03/2026

“When emotionally abandoned people describe their childhoods, it is always without feeling… they recount their earliest memories without any sympathy for the child they once were.

"Very often they show disdain and irony, even derision and cynicism. In general, there is a complete absence of real emotional understanding or serious appreciation of their own childhood vicissitudes and no conception of their true need—beyond the need for achievement.

"The internalization of the original drama has been so complete that the illusion of a good childhood can be maintained.” – John Bradshaw

01/29/2026

Sometimes, being the one who's hurt feels more shameful than being the one who did the hurting. You didn't cause the harm - you experienced it — and yet somehow, you're the one left feeling less than.

Because when someone treats you like you don't matter, even when their behavior is inexcusable, you start to wonder if maybe they're right.

The work is handing the shame back to its rightful owner. Don't let their unhealed parts convince you that you're broken. That shame was never yours to begin with. - Zoë Crook

01/29/2026

🖤 Thank you. You are needed.

01/29/2026