April 13, 2026

dear lou,

i hope you're having a good holiday.

i went to a "healing hearts" session by the new normal charity and sat in a room full of strangers in different stages of their heartbreak and healing journey.

i listened intently, grounded myself with breathing, and stayed detached whilst simultaneously empathizing with their pain.

i have a new found appreciation for what you do for me every week and a new found pride in finding inner peace with your help. i told you i think ill always be "broken" but i finally believe you when you reminded me how far ive come. i saw it with my own two eyes — looking earnestly at a man crying because of the pain of his breakup while others looked away, looked down. i looked at his soft face the way you look at mine every time without fail, without flinching.

thank you for showing me what safety feels like so i can share it with others.

warm, warmth, felt. warm, warmth, felt.

love, tt