by Elizabeth Akinniyi | Aug 7, 2026 | Codependency, Family Estrangement, Healing Codependency, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
The Silence That Takes You Away From Yourself Countless African households teach their children, from a very young age, to refrain from speaking. Phrases like “Just keep quiet,” or “Don’t cause trouble” echo through our lives, passed down as wisdom from those who came...
by Elizabeth Akinniyi | Jun 30, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, What is CPTSD
Within me, a quiet question lingered for years: Why am I feeling so broken?” I experienced periods where I lacked self-understanding of what was going on with me. I found myself puzzled by my feelings of unease when I was with certain people or in specific...
