Resolve to Rise: Beauty from Brokenness

When people ask me why the symbol of Resolve to Rise is a bowl, my answer comes from an ancient Japanese art form called kintsugi. In kintsugi, broken pottery is repaired with gold. The cracks aren’t hidden — they’re highlighted. The belief is simple and profound: when something has been broken, it can be put back together in a way that celebrates its story and as a result is stronger, more beautiful, and even more valuable than before.

That, to me, is what healing from trauma looks like. We don’t erase the past. We honor it. And when we do, we don’t just survive — we rise.

Why Resolve to Rise?

For too long, trauma has convinced people that their “broken” parts are proof of defect. That’s the lie trauma tells us: you’re damaged beyond repair.

But here’s the truth: those very parts are evidence of strength. When you grew up in chaos or faced overwhelming experiences, your brain adapted to keep you safe. Hypervigilance? People-pleasing? Dissociation? These aren’t signs of weakness — they’re signs of survival.

I know this place personally. For years, I lived convinced I was beyond hope, looking good on the outside, but still triggered on the inside. But through deep research, practice, and time, I realized something life-changing: I wasn’t broken. I was adaptive.

That realization and a work creating calm in my nervous system, gave me back my wholeness. It inspired me to write my book and to create this heart-driven movement — Resolve to Rise.

The Vision of the Movement

I hold a simple but bold assumption: what I experienced, many others have too.

• You grow up in an abusive home but don’t yet recognize it as trauma.

• You adapt to survive, but eventually those adaptations hold you back.

• Now, you want to thrive.

Resolve to Rise exists to help people see:

• Your challenges have a reason.

• Your patterns make sense.

• And there is a path forward.

This is a movement of reclamation — not as victims of what we endured, but as resilient, whole beings, rising.

What Now?

Healing isn’t linear. The ups and downs don’t mean you’re failing — they mean you’re moving forward.

That’s why I keep sharing this message:

• Healing isn’t just possible.

• It’s within your grasp.

• You are not broken.

So what now, for you? Keep choosing yourself. Take one small step toward healing today.

And what now, for me? I’m coaching individuals and groups, speaking at conferences, and working with organizations to create spaces where resilience is possible.

Together, we’re bringing beauty from brokenness.

Let’s rise, together.