To the Person Who Is Trying to Heal: Healing is one of the hardest things you will ever do because it asks you to carry your pain without letting it carry you. It asks you to face memories you would rather forget, emotions you would rather avoid, and wounds that never seem to heal as quickly as you hoped. Some days you will feel like you are making progress, and other days you will feel like you are right back where you started. But healing was never meant to be a straight path. Please be patient with yourself. The fact that you are still here, still trying, still choosing to move forward despite everything you have been through, is proof of your strength. You do not have to rush your recovery or force yourself to be okay before you are ready. Every small step matters. Every day you choose not to give up matters. One day, you will look back and realize that while you were focused on surviving, you were also slowly rebuilding a stronger, wiser, and more peaceful version of yourself.