06/04/2026
๐ Today I am sharing an excerpt from my upcoming memoir, BJs & Breast Cancer.
This is not a traditional memoir. It is raw, emotional, unfiltered, and uniquely told through real experiences, reflections, symbolism, artwork, humor, heartbreak, and truth.
It is a story about far more than breast cancer and yes, bjs. It is about survival, betrayal, healing, resilience, faith, and finding yourself again after life breaks you apart. ๐โคต๏ธ
โLove protects.โค๏ธ
Love supports.โค๏ธ
Love listens.โค๏ธ
Love comforts.โค๏ธ
Love gives peace.โค๏ธ
For years I kept trying to save relationships that were draining the life out of me emotionally while my body simultaneously struggled to drain physical toxins.๐คฎ๐ฉ๐คฎ
Now I finally understand the connection.๐ก
My healing requires release.๐ฃ๐
Release of toxic people.๐คฎ
Release of toxic relationships.๐คฎ
Release of toxic chaos.๐คฎ
Release of toxic patterns.๐
Release of emotional abuse.๐
Release of emotional instability.
Release of guilt.
Release of constantly trying to explain myself to people committed to misunderstanding me.๐
I finally understand that protecting my peace is not selfish.๐๐ป๐๏ธ๐จ๐ฃ
It is survival.๐ฉท
God gave me one life.๐๐ป
One body.๐๐ป
One spirit.๐๐ป
And after everything I have survived physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, I no longer owe anyone access to my peace, my healing, my heart, or my energy if all they bring into my life is toxicity.
I have a God-given right to follow my own path and not listen to the negative chatter constantly spoken into my ears by people who do not understand my heart, my intentions, my trauma, or my truth.
I know in my heart that I am on MY right path.
And God keeps sending me signs confirming that.๐ช๐ชถ๐ชฝ๐ช
For the first time in a very long time, I am finally choosing myself.
I am choosing healing.๐
I am choosing peace.๐
I am choosing emotional safety.๐
I am choosing truth.๐
I am choosing calm.๐
I am choosing relationships, love, and friendships that uplift me instead of destroy me.๐
And just like my body is trying to flush out toxins to survive physically, I am finally flushing the toxic people, toxic chaos, toxic pain, toxic relationships, toxic patterns, and toxic emotional suffering out of my life too.๐๐บ๐๐ฅ๏ธ๐จ๐๏ธ
That is not weakness.
That is survival.
That is courage.
That is healing.
And that is finally learning my worth.๐ฉท๐๐๐๐๐ชฝ๐๐ป๐พ๐พโ
~~ Debra L. Alms ๐