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Why Do Parents Reject Their Children? Understanding my dad’s pain and my own healing
Why would a parent reject their own child. In this honest story a daughter wrestles with her fathers absence, discovers the wounds behind his choices, and learns how healing her heart can protect the next generation.

Melissa Johnson
Nov 233 min read


Childhood Wounds, Adult Relationships: Patterns You Can Actually Change
From father wounds to marriage, I unpack how childhood relationship pain quietly follows us into adulthood and how we can change those patterns. This is a gentle invitation to heal, set new boundaries, and receive safe love.

Melissa Johnson
Nov 224 min read


How to Heal After a Relationship Winter (and Believe in Love Again)
When a relationship winter leaves you heartbroken, it can feel like love is over for good. In this post, I share my own “after this” story and gentle, practical steps to help you heal, rebuild, and believe in love again.

Melissa Johnson
Nov 155 min read


What's Heavy on the Heart Isn’t Always a Burden
Today’s prompt for the May journaling series is focused on what’s heavy on the heart. When I hear that phrase, my first thought is...

Melissa Johnson
May 302 min read


How Relationships Leave a Lasting Mark
Lessons in Letting Go In a past post, I mentioned how a previous relationship didn’t work out because we didn’t share the same core...

Melissa Johnson
Feb 252 min read


I Love You, I Hate You: Relationship Battles
The Cycle of Love and Conflict I love you; I hate you; I don’t even think I want to date you Wait! I can relate to you, so now is a good...

Melissa Johnson
Feb 162 min read


Mistakes, Moments Meant to Grow Through
Mistakes Are Not Permanent No mistake we make is a forever-defining moment in our existence. It’s more like a breath—fleeting, temporary,...

Melissa Johnson
Jan 271 min read


Dear Journal-Self Worth
Dear J, Isn’t it amazing how, at our core, we all seek to know that we matter? I had a conversation with my sister the other day about...

Melissa Johnson
Jan 261 min read
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