Coming Home Reflections

Thoughts, insights, and gentle reminders for the journey.

Here you’ll find reflections on healing, trauma, spirituality, the nervous system, community, and the everyday moments that invite us to come home to ourselves.

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The Kind of Connection I Want

Oct 5, 2026 | Uncategorized

I've been in a season of isolation for a while.Some of it wasn't really a choice.When my brain is overloaded, my world gets smaller. And as I've navigated returning to work, I've had to be careful about what I commit myself to...

When Love Is Bigger Than What You Can Provide

Oct 5, 2026 | Uncategorized

A few days ago, I held my dog while I genuinely believed I might be watching him die.Even writing that sentence is difficult.Kuruk suddenly became extremely unwell. At one point, I was sitting on the floor with him, watching his eyes roll back, watching his body...

When Life Hits From Every Direction

by Pamela Parker-Follick | October 3, 2026 | Coming Home to Yourself | 0 Comments

The last few days have been hard. Not one big thing that happened and then passed. Oh no, it's been more like one thing after another after another.An unexpected expense. An urgent repair. Financial pressure that was already sitting heavily on me. The ongoing...

I Don’t Live There Anymore

by Pamela Parker-Follick | October 1, 2026 | Coming Home to Yourself | 0 Comments

I spend a lot of mornings on my front porch.I’m an early riser anyway, but some mornings I’m out there early enough that my day begins under the stars. I sit in the darkness, drink my coffee, and eventually watch the sky begin to change.This morning was one of those...

Outgrowing Isn’t Growing Above

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 29, 2026 | Everyday Reflections | 0 Comments

I've been thinking about the word outgrow.We use it all the time.I've outgrown this place.I've outgrown this relationship.I've outgrown this version of myself.I've outgrown this belief.I've outgrown this community.But the more I've thought about it, the more I've...

Growth Has A Cost

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 27, 2026 | Spiritual Growth | 0 Comments

There is a part of growth that I don't think we talk about enough.Growth costs something.We tend to talk about transformation from the other side of it.The awakening.The breakthrough.The new beginning.The beautiful life that...

When Illness Isn’t Visible

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 25, 2026 | Everyday Reflections | 0 Comments

When people find out that I have a brain injury, they're often surprised.And I understand why.Because they see me when I show up.They see me having a conversation. Working. Sitting in court. Facilitating a group. Spending time...

Nothing Changed Except Me

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 23, 2026 | Coming Home to Yourself | 0 Comments

I've been through enough periods of growth in my life now that I've started to recognize when one is happening. Some people might call it an awakening. Transformation. Expansion. A new chapter. I think I just want to call it growth. Because we all grow. Whether you're...

I Love Being Back at Work… I Also Want to Be Well…

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I cried on my drive to work.It was Wednesday morning. The day hadn't even started yet, and I was already struggling.I was exhausted. My head was hurting. My brain felt tired before I had even asked it to do anything for the day. And underneath...

Surrender Is a Practice

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 13, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

There is a version of surrender that sounds beautiful. I surrendered. I let go. I trusted the process. As though surrender is one peaceful decision we make, followed by immediate freedom. That hasn't been my experience. Surrender can be messy. Sometimes it looks like...

You Don’t Have to Earn a Good Life

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 12, 2026 | Everyday Reflections | 0 Comments

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that a good life had to be earned. That rest comes after the work is finished.That joy comes after we've accomplished enough.That love comes when we're worthy of it.That we can receive once we've given enough.That peace is...

Healing Can Look Surprisingly Ordinary

by Pamela Parker-Follick | September 11, 2026 | Trauma & the Nervous System | 0 Comments

I used to think healing would feel bigger than this. I think I imagined there would be some moment when I would arrive. Some enormous breakthrough. Some unmistakable shift. A moment when I would look around and think: There. I did it. I'm healed. But lately, I've been...