Unaltered Voices

At 40, she had never experienced love—not real love. She had grown up in a toxic environment surrounded by dysfunction, where love was more of a concept than a reality. She had seen glimpses of what she thought love was, accepted what was given, and convinced herself that it was enough. But deep down, she knew it wasn’t. Year after year, the same script played out in her life, just with different characters. The names changed, the faces changed, but the cycle remained the same. And at some point, she could predict the ending before the story even began. The Wake-Up Call: A Mindset Shift Her pastor always told her, "You have to change your mindset." But what did that even mean? She had no blueprint, no reference for what healthy love looked like. So, she carried on, unaware of the depths of the wounds she was operating from. Until one day, the teacher appeared. It’s said that when the student is ready, the teacher will show up. When she finally reached a point where she was ...