Recovery isn't just for 'Other People'-It's for Anyone Who's Lost Themselves Along the Way.
- clarkjudith2020
- Nov 25, 2025
- 1 min read
When most people hear the word recovery, they picture treatment centres, diagnoses, or life changing-crises. But the truth is far quieter, far more ordinary, and far more human:
Recovery is for anyone.
Its for the people who haven't collapsed... but are running on empty.
Its for the ones who look 'fine' on the surface but feel completely disconnected underneath.
It's for those who have slowly drifted away from themselves without even realising it.
Sometimes we go Missing In Action.
We keep going, keep achieving, keep coping - and somewhere along the line, we stop noticing what we need.
Our dreams go on hold.
Our spark dims.
Our sense of direction blurs.
Life becomes...grey. Functional. Flat.
If any of that hits close to home, you're not broken - you're human. And you're due a homecoming.
Recovery can simply mean recovering you.
Listening in again.
Getting curious about what matters now - in this season of your life, not the last one.
Re-finding the parts you've had to push down to keep everything else afloat.
This kind of recovery doesn't require a diagnosis.
It doesn't need a crisis.
It just asks for a moment of honesty and a willingness to shift back towards yourself.
If you'd like support as you do that - gently, steady, at your pace - you're welcome to
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You are allowed to come home to yourself
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