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After her mother abandoned her at 8 years old, Debra walked a path of shame, depression, and anxiety. This is her story of healing and forgiveness.

July 14, 2016

Healing Shame and Forgiving My Mother

At 8 years old, Dr. Debra Reble’s mother abandoned her. She spend the next 20 years repressing her emotions, overachieving, and trying to be perfect. This is her story of not only forgiving her mother, but learning to embrace herself.

"Almost a year has passed. A year. And I feel a longing. A longing to go back. To return to the woman with..."

Healing / Poems / Self-Discovery

July 9, 2016

Longing (A Poem)

“Almost a year has passed. A year. And I feel a longing. A longing to go back. To return to the woman with…”

An emotive, vivid poem about breaking through inner walls of safety and, through catharsis, reaching a state of awakening, deep healing, and self-love.

Healing / Poems

February 13, 2015

The Animal Within Me (A Poem of Awakening)

An emotive, vivid poem about breaking through inner walls of safety and, through catharsis, reaching a state of awakening, deep healing, and self-love.