grow through what you go through

just a place to talk about life, books, relationships, grieving and healing


  • oh hey, fancy meeting you here

    ok so let me just preface this post with the fact that I am VERY new to this whole blogging/talking about life thing. but if you’re reading this, whether you’re genuinely interested or I forced you to for moral support, I should maybe introduce myself? my name is allison, I’m a registered nurse from Buffalo,… Continue readin

  • I needed to lose you to love me (healed version)

    I know i’ve talked about my love for kelsea ballerini before. and if not, well I love her. that’s all there is to it. in 2023, kelsea ballerini released an EP called “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat”. initially, it was 6 songs that talked about her divorce, and what her relationship was like leading up… Continue readin

  • loving (while also hating) my body

    I think anyone in today’s society, especially with the overbearing influence from the media, struggles with some sort of body image issue. whether its mild or severe, I’m pretty sure its safe to say that everyone has dealt with this in some way. I know that for me, its something i’ve struggled with for a… Continue readin

  • you should be here.

    my dad was my best friend. there’s no other way to say it. its been 8 years and 3 months since I lost him, and I still remember (in vivid detail unfortunately) what that day felt like. the sounds, the smells, the emotion. it was a sunday. relatively nice out for april in buffalo, new… Continue readin

  • i needed to lose you to love me (and literally everything else)

    people say that the most painful thing in life is to lose someone you love, or thought you loved, when in reality, what’s even more painful is losing yourself in the process of valuing someone SO much, that you forget that you’re special too. I truly hope that if you’re reading this, you’ve never known… Continue readin

  • new blog, new me

    experiencing things for the first time is easily one of the scariest things in life. and it doesnt even matter how big or small that first is, or if it was by choice or not. it will still scare the hell out of you, and if i’ve learned anything in the last couple years, its… Continue readin