Anneriek's Perspective

The stepmother role comes with laundry, logistics, and a villain costume you didn't ask for. It also comes with something no one talks about: the quiet power of being the adult who chose to stay.

What if you're not broken and don't need fixing? What if therapy isn't about "healing" but about growing INTO something more powerful? Let's talk about why this shift in language changes everything. As a therapist, I've noticed a pervasive word saturating social media feeds and self-help rhetoric: " healing ." While the intention is undoubtedly positive, it's a term I've grown a bit weary of. Not because I don't believe in recovery or finding peace, but because "healing" impl