“Honesty is an inner strength—when you are truthful with yourself, you haven’t lost the core of who you are.” If you’re reading this, I want you to know you’re not alone. Life has handed you more than your fair share of heartache—abuse, abandonment, and the kind of loneliness that lingers long after the world has gone quiet. Maybe you sometimes wonder if you’re truly strong, or if you’re just getting by. I want to gently remind you: the fact that you’re still here, still searching for hope, still willing to be honest with yourself about your pain—that is strength. That is the core of who you are. Honesty isn’t about being hard on yourself or expecting perfection. It’s about meeting yourself where you are, with kindness and understanding. When you quietly admit, even just to yourself, that you sometimes self-medicate to cope, or that the pain feels heavy—please know that this is not weakness. This is courage. It means you haven’t lost yourself, no matter what you’ve been through. Let me...