What happens

in life after trauma?

It was a sweltering summer night. The music was Canon in D by the Brooklyn Duo. The temperature was cool and breezy; courtesy of air conditioning in my loft apartment.

Cocooned by the flowing air, I stood looming over the white kitchen countertop to eat dinner.

Perhaps it was the mellifluous dancing of the notes—or maybe it was the sombre pauses in between them.

Whatever it was; I felt a surge of tears which sprung forth into a torrential downpour.

Uncertainty and confusion voided my mind for a few pulses until understanding dawned on me.

It was the first time in my life that I felt safe.

Thus sowed the seed of this blog, where you’ll find my journey to heal wounds from the past and peer with me into the present and future with a sense of amazement and divine wonder.

Godspeed my compassion to your heart. May the words found on these pages be the salve your soul needs.

Enter the Castle of Solace;

Here

Hello

I'm Isabella

In December 2016, I sold most of my things and left the startup world of Silicon Valley to live overseas.

Stressed out and unfulfilled with my life, I was done. So plane ticket in hand, I set out to rediscover myself, the Isabella that was once filled with a sense of wonder and amazement at life.

I wanted to know, "Where did she go? Can I find her again? Can I be her once again?"

This blog shares my discovery of the ways we can heal from trauma and rediscover that inner spark of life that had once been buried so deeply within.