Welcome to Notes to Grow – a personal growth blog where I share raw, authentic reflections on mental health, emotional healing, and the journey to living authentically.
These entries capture my current state of consciousness as I make sense of my feelings and perceptions, continuing to grow with each reflection.
Each post is personal and raw—some may resonate, while others may challenge. Use what inspires you and let go of the rest.
Notes to Grow
At its heart, this blog is my space to explore, feel, and connect with my true self. You're in the right place if you're seeking insights into personal development and self-reflection. This is the purpose of this blog.
Healing the Mother Within – A Personal Journey through Shame, Trauma, and Transformation
What happens when we suddenly recognize ourselves in the behavior of our parents?
This is a personal essay about intergenerational cycles of pain, emotional patterns, the illusion of helplessness — and the strength we find in honest self-encounter.
When my best friend said to me, “Lisa, it’s okay to feel miserable — but if you don’t take action, it won’t get better,” it hit me straight in the heart.
I realized I was caught in the very same pattern I had been blaming my mother for all these years.
This piece explores that cycle: pain, withdrawal, overwhelm, overdrive, breakdown — and back again.
And how we can begin to interrupt it.
By recognizing our deepest beliefs. By accepting what was. And by taking small steps — out of victimhood and into responsibility, compassion, and dignity.
In the end, it’s not about being rescued.
It’s about learning to acknowledge ourselves.
Full of Shame - The Fuel to Become Extraordinary
For most of my life, shame quietly guided every decision, hidden beneath layers of perfectionism and the drive to be extraordinary. It wasn’t until my thirties, with the help of psychedelics, that I began to unravel the deep-rooted shame buried within me. What I discovered was far more profound than I could have imagined—an intense emotional journey that revealed how much I had been craving to see me. This is the story of how psychedelics brought me face-to-face with my shame and led me toward true dignity, shattering the illusion of who I thought I had to be.
