https://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-things-that-taught-me-to-let-go/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-02T01:00:34+00:00The Things That Taught Me to Let GoHealing, personal growth, emotional healing, self-worth, free verse, dark poetry, divination, tarot, oracle cards, tarot reading, shadow work, letting go, betrayal, rejection, attachmenthttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/i-refuse/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-02T00:00:00+00:00I RefuseHealing, Resilience, Hope, strength, survival, empowerment, poetry, Recovery, boundarieshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-cycle/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T23:00:00+00:00The CycleFamily, Healing, growth, Resilience, Hope, poetry, Recovery, trauma, breaking cycleshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/psychological-warfare/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T22:00:00+00:00Psychological WarfareHealing, Resilience, survival, family court, poetry, Recovery, emotional abuse, truth, manipulationhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-things-i-never-sent/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T21:00:00+00:00The Things I Never SentFamily, Writing, Healing, poetry, Reflection, Grief, emotions, closure, unsent lettershttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/courtroom-mother/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T20:00:00+00:00Courtroom MotherMotherhood, Resilience, survival, family court, poetry, mother, Custody, courtroom, justicehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-truth-you-promised/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T19:00:00+00:00The Truth You PromisedHealing, Resilience, survival, family court, poetry, Custody, betrayal, justice, truthhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/sorry-was-never-the-end/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T18:11:00+00:00Sorry Was Never the EndFamily, Healing, growth, poetry, Relationships, Reflection, forgiveness, apology, accountabilityhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-woman-who-wouldnt-break/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T16:00:00+00:00The Woman Who Wouldn’t BreakHealing, growth, Resilience, strength, survival, empowerment, perseverance, poetry, Recoveryhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/to-renee/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T15:00:00+00:00To ReneeHealing, poetry, Gratitude, love, chosen family, support, friendship, friendship poetry, appreciationhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/his-laugh-finds-me/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T14:00:00+00:00His Laugh Finds MeFamily, Motherhood, Parenting, childhood, joy, poetry, son, love, laughterhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-boy-who-reaches-for-the-sky/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T13:00:00+00:00The Boy Who Reaches for the SkyFamily, Motherhood, Between Bruises and Blooms, Memories, childhood, growing up, poetry, Theo, Theodore, son, Nature, love, forest, Wonder, Adventurehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-empty-chair/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T12:00:00+00:00The Empty ChairFamily, loss, Healing, remembrance, memory, poetry, love, Grief, absencehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-last-sermon/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T11:00:00+00:00The Last Sermonpoetry, Reflection, dark academia, Gothic, spirituality, silence, faith, sermon, symbolismhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/cathedrals-of-light/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T10:00:00+00:00Cathedrals of LightHealing, growth, Resilience, Hope, poetry, inspiration, Reflection, light, renewalhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/offerings-to-the-dead/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T09:00:00+00:00Offerings to the Deadhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/season-of-the-quiet-moon/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T08:30:22+00:00Season of the Quiet MoonHealing, personal growth, Between Bruises and Blooms, Self-Discovery, poetry, dark academia, witchy, self reflection, spiritual poetry, Moon Magic, intuition, tarot, oracle cards, tarot reading, shadow work, inner voice, the high priestess, four of cups, season of the witch, wild woman oraclehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-hollow-chapel/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T08:00:00+00:00The Hollow ChapelResilience, Between Bruises and Blooms, candlelight, ivy, atmospheric, witchy, dark poetry, Gothic, Haunted Places, ravens, old buildings, haunted church, abandoned chapel, feminine strength, forgotten historyhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/the-cards-never-lied/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T07:00:00+00:00The Cards Never Liedtransformation, Between Bruises and Blooms, gothic poetry, self reflection, intuition, spiritual journey, divination, Death card, tarot, tarot cards, The Tower, The Moonhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/oracle-bones/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T06:00:00+00:00Oracle BonesHealing, Between Bruises and Blooms, Self-Discovery, Reflection, candlelight, witchy, spiritual poetry, intuition, oracle deck, oracle cards, feminine wisdomhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/08/01/moonwater/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T05:00:00+00:00MoonwaterHealing, transformation, Between Bruises and Blooms, Reflection, witchy, Gothic, ritual, quiet magic, feminine energy, spiritual poetry, moonwater, manifestation, Moon Magic, full moon, lunarhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-witch-they-warned-you-about/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T04:00:00+00:00The Witch They Warned You AboutHealing, Resilience, Between Bruises and Blooms, empowerment, women, Nature, gothic poetry, folklore, witch, wild woman, independence, ravens, feminine rage, herbal magic, crowshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/where-the-ivy-prays/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T03:00:00+00:00Where the Ivy Prayspoetry, Reflection, Nature, ivy, dark academia, abandoned places, Gothic, silence, ruinshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-porch-where-witches-rest/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T02:00:00+00:00The Porch Where Witches Resthaunted house, candlelight, ivy, atmospheric, dark academia, abandoned places, folklore, Gothic, old stone, forest magic, witch poetry, gothic writinghttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-keeper-of-ivy-house/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T01:00:00+00:00The Keeper of Ivy Housepoetry, Nature, abandoned house, dark academia, solitude, mystery, Gothic, Haunted Places, ivy househttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-kind-of-wanting-that-heals/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-08-01T00:00:00+00:00The Kind of Wanting That HealsHealing, growth, emotional healing, Hope, Longing, vulnerability, poetry, Relationships, lovehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-hour-the-house-exhales/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T23:00:36+00:00The Hour the House ExhalesMotherhood, Parenting, Between Bruises and Blooms, Twins, poetry, home, family life, evening, six o'clock, gentle momentshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/before-the-evening-finds-me/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T22:00:53+00:00Before the Evening Finds MeMotherhood, Healing, Resilience, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, poetry, home, mindfulness, quiet moments, self reflection, finding peace, afternoon poetry, evening reflections, slow living, ordinary beautyhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/coming-home/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T21:00:00+00:00Coming HomeHealing, growth, Resilience, Hope, new beginnings, poetry, home, peace, belonging, self acceptancehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/a-love-that-feels-like-home/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T20:00:00+00:00A Love That Feels Like HomeHealing, Hope, connection, poetry, home, Relationships, comfort, love, belonging, safetyhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-way-you-find-me/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T19:00:00+00:00The Way You Find MeHealing, growth, Hope, intimacy, connection, vulnerability, poetry, Relationships, love, trusthttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/between-my-shadow-and-my-soul/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T18:44:29+00:00Between My Shadow and My SoulHealing, Resilience, transformation, personal growth, emotional healing, Hope, Between Bruises and Blooms, Self-Discovery, strength, scars, free verse, Mental Health, Grief, poetry blog, life journey, shadow work, introspective poetry, hope after heartbreak, writer, healing journeyhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-woman-they-underestimated/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T18:00:00+00:00The Woman They UnderestimatedHealing, growth, Resilience, strength, survival, empowerment, poetry, overcoming, womanhood, confidencehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/meeting-myself-again/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T17:00:00+00:00Meeting Myself AgainHealing, growth, Resilience, new beginnings, poetry, self discovery, Reflection, Mental Health, identity, self lovehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/becoming-her/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T16:00:00+00:00Becoming HerHealing, growth, Resilience, transformation, Becoming, empowerment, poetry, self worth, identity, womanhoodhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/i-am-still-here/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T15:00:00+00:00I Am Still HereHealing, growth, Resilience, Hope, strength, survival, courage, poetry, trauma recovery, overcominghttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/growing-around-the-pain/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T14:00:00+00:00Growing Around the PainHealing, growth, Resilience, Hope, strength, poetry, Mental Health, Recovery, Grief, traumahttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-mothers-we-become/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T13:00:00+00:00The Mothers We BecomeFamily, Motherhood, Healing, growth, Resilience, Parenting, poetry, women, love, mothershttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-weight-of-tiny-hands/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T12:00:00+00:00The Weight of Tiny HandsFamily, Motherhood, Healing, Parenting, Children, tiny hands, tenderness, Memories, poetry, lovehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/strength-has-four-small-hands/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T11:00:00+00:00Strength Has Four Small HandsFamily, Motherhood, Healing, Resilience, Parenting, Children, Between Bruises and Blooms, courage, love, tarot, Strength cardhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-hour-that-found-me/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T10:00:00+00:00The Hour That Found MeHealing, Resilience, Between Bruises and Blooms, Nature, Grief, abandoned house, moonlight, folklore, Gothic, forest, Green Witch, earth magic, witching hour, spiritual journey, owlshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/candle-at-3-a-m/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T09:00:00+00:00Candle at 3 A.M.Resilience, Between Bruises and Blooms, insomnia, gothic poetry, candlelight, dark academia, moonlight, haunted, witching hour, 3am, forgotten women, midnight thoughts, witches, feminine power, silencehttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/what-lives-between-midnight-and-dawn/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T08:00:00+00:00What Lives Between Midnight and DawnHealing, Resilience, Between Bruises and Blooms, empowerment, Grief, midnight, gothic poetry, moonlight, herbs, witchcraft, quiet magic, feminine strength, candles, dawn, Wild Womenhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/reading-myself/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T07:00:00+00:00Reading MyselfHealing, growth, Resilience, self-love, Between Bruises and Blooms, Becoming, Self-Discovery, intuition, tarot, oracle, shadow workhttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/the-hermit-writes-at-3-a-m/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T06:00:00+00:00The Hermit Writes at 3 A.M.Writing, Between Bruises and Blooms, insomnia, Self-Discovery, poetry, Reflection, candlelight, Gothic, witching hour, tarot, The Hermithttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/31/midnight-keeps-my-name/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T05:00:00+00:00Midnight Keeps My NameHealing, Resilience, Between Bruises and Blooms, insomnia, poetry, midnight, gothic poetry, dark academia, moonlight, witching hour, night thoughtshttps://betweenbruisesandblooms.blog/2026/07/30/july-fifteenth/Between Bruises and Bloomsen2026-07-31T04:21:58+00:00July FifteenthMotherhood, Healing, remembrance, infant loss, Hope, Emerson, love after loss, Grief, Ectopic Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, July 15, anniversary, memorial, Between Bruises & Blooms