Take It With You
You’re not being difficult. You’re setting the tone.
You’re not overreacting. You’re reclaiming peace.
Every ignored bait, every text you don’t return, every voicemail you let slide into silence — that’s a quiet act of self-respect.
This phase isn’t about saying all the right things. It’s about saying less, and meaning more. It’s about being a calm harbour while the storm rages outside — not because you’re unaffected, but because you’re choosing not to be consumed.
There’s power in slowing down. Power in the pause. Power in refusing to perform your pain for someone who’s trying to provoke it.
And that, my friend, is what healing in real time looks like.