Abuse doesn’t just leave bruises on the outside—it plants lies in your mind until they feel like truth. You probably still hear the lies… “You’re too sensitive.” “You’ll never make it on your own.” “No one else will love you.” “It’s your fault I get angry.” “You’re not enough.” 

And when those lies come from someone you loved or trusted, they cut even deeper. 

But hear this today: every one of those words was a lie. They were manipulations meant to control you, silence you, and shrink you. 

The danger is that even after the relationship ends, those lies echo. They don’t disappear on their own—but today, we start taking their power back. 

To begin reclaiming your voice, let’s do this gentle truth-telling practice: 

1. Pick one lie you’ve believed about yourself and write it down. 

2. Boldly cross it out. 

3. Then, underneath, write a new truth. 

For example: × “I’m too much.” ☑ “I am beautifully made and deserve to take up space.” 

Every time you name a lie and replace it with truth, you take your power back. You’re rewriting the narrative—and that’s where healing begins. 

You are not what they said—you never were. You are loved, worthy, and rising again. 

Tomorrow, we’ll begin learning how to speak truth to yourself—until it becomes the loudest voice you hear.