I Thought I Was Healed… Until Kindergarten Drop-Off Broke Me

24/08/2025 27 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2
I Thought I Was Healed… Until Kindergarten Drop-Off Broke Me

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Episode Synopsis

I wasn't supposed to cry at kindergarten drop-off. But grief doesn't care about timing. In this episode of Unlearn the Trauma, I share the moment that undid me: the day my daughter walked into her classroom for the first time… and brought me face-to-face with the version of my life I never got to live. I thought I was fine. Healed, even. But standing in that hallway cracked something open; and suddenly I was five years old again, grieving the first day that never happened. This episode is for anyone who's ever looked "okay" on the outside while carrying grief on the inside. For the ones who thought they were past it; until life handed them a crayon drawing labeled "For Grandma" and reminded them what was lost. Inside this episode: – My story of grief surfacing during a milestone moment – Reflections on healing not being linear (with help from TikToks + hot takes) – A sketch: Am I Healed or Just Distracted? – A midnight mail letter about the fear of "going backwards" in healing Free Healing Resource: Download 3 Rules for Surviving the Unimaginable → unlearnthetrauma.com/healing-tools Come be part of the Unlearn the Trauma community: https://unlearnthetrauma.com/community This one's tender, messy, and real — just like healing.