Tag: ambition

• Daring to Dream Again: Finding Hope After Trauma

  

  For a long time, I didn’t let myself dream. Survival was the only goal. Dreaming still feels dangerous—like setting myself up for disappointment or failure. When you’ve spent years just trying to make it through the day, the idea of planning for a future, of imagining a life beyond the next crisis, feels foreign. Maybe…

  jessicawoodville

  February 28, 2025

  Adventures, Personal Essays, Survival and Healing

  Adverse Childhood Experiences, ambition, blog, Chronic Illness, cptsd, healing, life, love, mental health, passions, trauma, trauma recovery, writing