About Alice Wild | A Healing Journey
I lost everything.
Not in a sudden disaster kind of way—but in the slow, unraveling, “what the hell happened to my life?” kind of way. The kind where you wake up one day and realize you don’t recognize yourself anymore or the life you thought you were building.
I used to run a successful blog. I built it from scratch, watched it grow into something big, and then witnessed it slip right through my fingers. That wasn’t even the worst of it. I lost my sense of place, my family, my faith, my health. In the hospital, I was diagnosed with CPTSD, and suddenly, the years of struggle and exhaustion began made sense.
So now? I’m reclaiming my life, one messy, imperfect, unscripted step at a time.
And I’m sharing it here.
What You’ll Find Here
This isn’t a sugar-coated mental health space. There are no “five easy steps” to healing here. Just real, honest reflections on what it’s like to rebuild yourself after trauma, loss, and the sheer exhaustion of life.
I write about:
• Healing from CPTSD & Trauma → what it actually looks like in real life
• Motherhood & Cycle-Breaking → raising kids (exhausted & triggered) while unlearning old patterns
• Spiritual Trauma & Rebuilding Identity → navigating faith, loss, and self-trust
• Slow Healing & Nervous System Regulation → rejecting hustle culture & learning to feel safe again
• Creativity & Self-Expression → writing, making, and rediscovering joy
Sometimes, I write from my bed, too tired to do much else. Sometimes, I write in the stolen moments between mothering, healing, and just trying to exist. But no matter the time or place, I write honestly. It can be terrifying to be so transparent, but I’m tired of the sugar-coating and the masks. I just can’t do it anymore. Maybe you can relate.
The Wildflower Community
This space is for the ones who were never invited.
For the too much, too sensitive, too complicated girls.
For the ones breaking cycles, even when it feels like it’s breaking them instead.
For the ones who feel lost in their thirties, trying to figure out how to move forward when the past keeps pulling them under.
You are not too much.
You are welcome here.
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I don’t promise a rigid posting schedule, but I do promise honesty.
Some posts will be deep. Some will be raw. Some will be just thoughts from the middle of the mess. If that sounds like something you’re interested in, subscribe below and we’ll figure this out together.
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