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• When the Body Speaks, the Soul Listens | PeonyMagazine

  by Peony Magazine Jan 20
  It was a Tuesday morning when I caught myself holding my breath without realizing it. Sitting in traffic, my hands clenched tight around the steering wheel, my jaw rigid. Nothing terrible was happening, the light was just taking longer than I wanted, but my body was acting like I was in danger. ...

• I Stopped Going Out As I Couldn’t Afford to Pretend Everything

  by Peony Magazine Jan 13
  There was a time when people knew me as the big time money spender. I was the person who didn’t think twice about spending. I could go out anytime, order what I wanted, help when needed. I carried myself with confidence, and from the outside, it looked like I had things figured out. I had a g...

• Why I Stopped Pretending to Be Okay | Emotional Healing

  by Peony Magazine Jan 7
  For a long time, I treated being “okay” as something I had to perform. I knew how to act fine even when I wasn’t. I could smile at the right moments, give short answers to avoid follow-up questions, and present myself as someone who was functioning normally. Saying “I’m...

• A New Year Begins: Quiet Reflections on Starting Again | Peony

  by Peony Magazine Jan 6
  The New Year arrives quietly. The clock changes, the date turns, and suddenly we are standing in a fresh space. The noise from the night before fades, and what remains is a simple question: What do we carry with us into this year? New Year’s Day is not always loud or exciting. For many peopl...

• The Hidden Work of Christmas: Keeping the Lights Shining

  by Peony Magazine December 22, 2025
  December, for me, was never about sparkly decorations. It was about the strange quiet in a house where my dad was often missing. He was a kind man, but he was always traveling for work or busy with his own things. During the holidays, he left a big empty space that my mother had to deal with al...