I haven’t shared this information here, but doctors said I had a 3% chance of surviving the multiple extreme injuries from my rollover car accident in 2011.

At the time, I didn’t know this—nor did I know that I’d make a full recovery years later.

During the years of recovery— when so much was unfamiliar, hard, and uncertain— one of the things that I did that helped me was writing. My journal entries started as lists of things I was grateful for and prayers. As I kept healing and living more life, they evolved to also include quotes, Bible verses, personal insights, hopes, dreams, questions, things I was learning about trauma healing and well being, etc. Only as a therapist now can I reflect that writing helped to “regulate my nervous system.” It helped make things feel a little less overwhelming and a little more bearable.

All this to say, I’ve filled several journals over the past 14 years. I started writing on October 11, 2011, when I was still facing many limitations—one of which was an extremely restricted range of motion in my left, dominant hand (one of my less severe injuries was breaking every bone in my left arm and wrist). As a result, my first few journal entries are pretty illegible as I alternated between writing with my left hand and right hand.

I’ll paste part of my first entry below:

Now never did I think I’d ever share these journal entries, but I’m noticing I’d like to share some snippets of these entries as well as mini-stories along the way of recovery. My vision is to post some of these entries and stories on Instagram and then recap them monthly on this blog. (So, if you’re on Instagram, please join me! And if you’re not or don’t check it regularly, no problem).

My deep hope is that sharing parts of my healing journey will encourage you in some way, on your own unique path. It won’t take away the pain or suffering of our current circumstances (personal or global). However, hopefully it’ll serve as a gentle reminder of the good, hope, miracles, perseverance, and love that is also true in our world—even in the midst of pain.

❤️, Robyn

A Few Updates:

• I created a new home page for this website! So now, the blog is separate from the homepage. I’m proud of myself for figuring out these technical things all on my own. Feel free to check it out if you’re interested—and celebrate with me!
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