Uncover Your Joy is (sort of) Closing Down
As most of you know, I just had a hospital stay and have been resting, recuperating, and renewing. Since the beginning of April, my life has been upended and focused entirely on symptom management. Full transparency: the stay was a psychiatric crisis hold, due...
Do Limiting Beliefs Exist? Kind of—and Here’s Why I Think That
Core beliefs are never really “limiting.” They’re just protective in some ways and restrictive in others. This new model of examining internal beliefs takes the stigma and shame away from the term “limiting belief.” Although there’s nothing inherently wrong with the...
Release Money Blocks After Abuse to Cultivate More Abundance and Calm
So many of us abuse survivors deal with money shame. Is it exploiting others to ask to be paid for mental health work? Why is it so hard to make a living? These were questions I asked myself daily—and they brought up SO much stress. I felt bad and wrong for wanting...
First Time Dissociating Since Fusion! Dissociative Identity Disorder Vlog
Dissociation feels so radically different now, compared to when I was a dissociative identity disorder system. And gosh, did it startle me! I was so nervous I was about to un-fuse and turn into a bunch of alters again! But, it turns out this dissociative experience...
How I Thrive Despite the Suicidal Feelings I Have Every Day
Do you struggle with chronic suicidal feelings? I have almost every day since age 8, and I’m not alone in that. It’s a common challenge those of us who have survived child abuse face—especially when we live with conditions like borderline personality disorder or...
All the Ways Final Fusion Made Life Better: Dissociative Identity Disorder Vlog
Final fusion was one of the most empowering and transformative experiences of my life…yet it has a TON of stigma in the online dissociative identity disorder (DID) community! Some people see it as alter death, others as the only path to healing (not true), and some...
How to Erase Shame With a Meaningful Apology
Alright, so you made a mistake. You did something that hurt others…and now you’re feeling like the worst human being on the planet (hello, shame!). That’s a normal experience—and it’s not actually a bad thing. Shame and guilt can guide us towards being a better...
The Hope We Need After Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Leaving an abusive relationship is no easy task, especially when we’re alone and with little support. That's why I made this video, to share with you the loving messages I wish I'd been told after leaving my abusers. It’s personal, inspiring, down-to-earth, and so...
Thoughts: Not All Wounds Can Be “Healed”
We need to go beyond the phrase “time heals all wounds” (like I’ve been seeing all over my feed)...and we ✨also✨ need to move beyond “all wounds can be healed.” Some emotional pain may be chronic and, honestly, that’s okay. The weight of what you went through may not...
4 Easy Types of Self Care to Do When You’re Exhausted
Surviving is tough enough…then you’re adding the work of recovery on top of that! Well, no wonder us abuse survivors are exhausted. Even being kind to ourselves can feel far too difficult. This episode lists four wildly easy types of self care, most of which you can...
Hi! I’m Calion
I’m a dreamer, healer, and optimistic soul…and a survivor of child sexual abuse and trafficking. I created Uncover Your Joy to show joy and peace are possible to find after trauma. I’m the founder of The Prosperity Path Program, and have reached almost 80,000 survivors with my blog!
