Sometimes there's just a day when your heart, your body, your mind, and every part of you finally realizes it has given all it can give. And as hard as that season was, I would go through it all over again if it meant ending up where lam now. Songwriting has always been my therapy. I know there are people who want to make me feel bad for speaking my truth, but staying silent is part of what kept me stuck in a situation I couldn't find my way out of. You can be deeply thankful for where you are now and still write about what it took to get you there. You can be happy, healed, and grateful while still telling the truth about the things that hurt you, especially when sharing that truth might help someone else feel less alone. Someone who once convinced you that you were loved could become a completely different person that you learn wasn't loving you at all. & then you realize the real way love is supposed to feel and it makes you that much more thankful for it. I'm a writer. I write abo...