Gaslight to Gold Series: “What if healing is slower than I thought?”

“What if healing is slower than I thought?”

If you've ever looked at your own healing timeline… and whispered, “I should be further along by now…”

This episode is for you.

Healing doesn’t happen on a timeline.

It happens in spirals. In pauses. In pieces.

Especially when you've lived through emotional abuse, gaslighting, or trauma, your nervous system isn’t broken… it’s tender. It’s cautious. And wise.

Some days, you’ll feel like fire. And other days, like ash. Both are holy.

So when you feel behind, I want you to try this reframe:

“I’m not behind. I’m rebuilding in truth.”

Healing isn't linear. It's cyclical. You revisit wounds not because you failed, but because you're safe enough now to see deeper layers.

Try this practice: Look back six months, not at what you haven’t done, but at what’s changed. One boundary you held. One trigger you faced. One truth you spoke aloud.

These are milestones. Even if no one clapped. Even if you didn’t feel ready.

You are healing in real time.

Not on a schedule. Not on a stage. But in the quiet miracle of your daily courage.

And I’m proud of you.

From gaslight to gold, You’re not late, you’re becoming.