Invite Only

By Lyniece Rogers

In "Invite Only," Lyniece courageously embarks on a journey of self-discovery and healing after a tumultuous life chapter. Overwhelmed with mental health issues due to past trauma, she bravely chooses to take control, seek help, and undertake the arduous task of shadow work. The journey is fraught with discomfort as she peels back layers of her past, striving for recovery and growth. The transformation isn't always beautiful or easy, but Lyniece demonstrates an incredible will to overcome. Along the way, she learns the power of setting boundaries and choosing her life's participants, leading her towards the promise of a happier self. "Invite Only" is a profound testimony of resilience, hope, and the pursuit of mental wellness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jul 11, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350911794

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S A V E T H E D A T E

As women, well most women - we grow up already with a vision of how we see fit for our lives. The fairytale of knowing the color of our wedding and who will be in the bridal party. The songs we want to play. From the food we want to be served, up to the precise guest list. We know how many kids we want, hell sometimes we even envision exactly what they look like.

Although things don’t always go as planned, those details are so vivid.

In my journey to heal, I’ve grown to learn that if we can be so adamant about an event that may or may not happen, we should treat our lives that exact same way. Who we let access us and welcome into our space and what we may consume daily. While pouring into others, I had to stop in my tracks and make it known that hey, I need love too. Soon to see, some things were not part of my vision. Like that wedding I see in my head, I see the blueprint of my life. How I want to spend my days and who I want to spend them with. Focusing on what brings me joy and doing more of that. Like lunches with the girls and quick impromptu trips with new refreshing, relationships that have formed. Today, you may see me with new faces and in new places with people that make me feel seen and who reciprocates the love I have shown. Not only for me, but also my child. I need extra love, just like a bride would at her wedding. Without having the physical unconditional love from parents, I've grown a complex to need that love from my friends, family, and one day – spouse.

As mentioned previously, the party is over when it comes to being used, emotionally abused and left high and dry. When are folks going to show up for you? This is when you change your surroundings and make a whole new guest list for your life. Nowadays, I’m surrounding myself with genuine people, who don’t mind checking on me. Having deeper in-depth conversations. Showing up to my sons events, lending out the emotional help I wasn’t receiving and doing things to show me love, so I can return love and learn it in a new way. In comparison to that wedding, those are the kind of people you'd send invites to. It’s the same with life. I could be so precious why wouldn’t you want to experience it with good hearted people? People who speak life into you, put the batteries in your back and have your best interest at heart.

We all go through growing pains but it's so much a person can do when connections are forced or has ran its course. Others would get new jobs, new relationships or new friends and seem to leave you hanging. Don’t ever feel like you have to overextend yourself for your relationships or feel bad because the relationship has ended. They say to go where you are celebrated for a reason.

After all the pain I’ve felt I had to become more selfish with ME this time around. It’s very uncomfortable, and sometimes it doesn’t necessarily feel like healing when now you’re numb to a lot of things and quick to end up in dead end situations. It’s a struggle trying to change things around you without changing who you are. Now it’s about surrounding myself around