Navigating Triggers and Flashbacks on the Path to Healing

Today, I received a message from the one person I thought I’d never hear from again—my ex. It came from a new number, unexpected and out of nowhere. My stomach dropped. For a moment, I froze when I saw him type his name.

Not because I’m still afraid of him. But because for just a second, I remembered the woman I used to be. I remembered the fear, the confusion, and the silence I once lived in. I remembered the version of me who questioned her worth, her voice, and her right to be safe and seen.

But you know what? I didn’t fall apart. I didn’t spiral. I didn’t run to hide.
I stood still, took a breath, and remembered who I am now.
He didn’t get the reaction he might’ve hoped for. Because four years of healing, prayer, therapy, community, and doing the inner work has transformed me.

Still, it reminded me of something important: healing doesn’t mean forgetting. It means learning how to respond when the past knocks unexpectedly at your door. Triggers and flashbacks don’t mean you’re weak—they mean you’ve survived something powerful.

And maybe you’ve been there too. Maybe someone from your past shows up in your life or in your mind and suddenly, you feel that weight again. Let me encourage you: that doesn’t undo your progress. You’re still healing. You’re still growing. You’re still free.

The Bible reminds us in 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV):
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"

Even when our past tries to creep back in, God is constantly renewing us. That message today reminded me that I’m no longer the woman he once tried to break. I am whole. I am strong. I am restored.

To every woman navigating triggers, flashbacks, and unexpected moments of pain: you’re not broken—you’re human. You’re allowed to feel and still be free. You’re allowed to cry and still be healed. You’re allowed to revisit a memory without returning to the pain of it.

Keep walking. Keep healing. Keep becoming.
You are not who you were.
You are becoming who you were always meant to be. 💜

#TheIAmHouse #YouAreNotAlone #HealingIsAProcess #TriggersAndHealing #FromSurvivorToThriver #2Corinthians517 #RestoredAndRenewed #FaithInHealing #DVSurvivor #WomenOfStrength