I believe suicide prevention messages can save lives. I also know they can reduce complicated pain to “reach out” and “please stay.” This is an honest reflection on what those messages leave out, the realities people hide, and the guilt families carry.
I didn’t shower for four days last week. We’ve learned how to talk about depression, but understanding it means confronting the symptoms that aren’t easy to explain, pretty to look at, or comfortable to discuss.
Puberty got a training bra. Perimenopause got a shrug. Here's the field guide we should have received.
Hi! I'm Miranda
I created Bratty Inner Child because life kept giving me material and my inner child wanted the stage. I turn healing, humor, and holy interruptions into stories about trauma, faith, recovery, and what it means to keep showing up. My goal is simple: help people feel a little less alone while learning how to Be Resilient After Trauma.