I saw this beautiful piece yesterday on a friends page + she was happy for me to share this, thank you Kelly 
Sometimes people walk away from love because it is so beautiful that it terrifies them. 
Sometimes they leave because the connection shines a bright light on their dark places and they are not ready to work them through. 
Sometimes they run away because they are not developmentally prepared…
I’m reading a book at the moment which has been on my to-read list for SO long; The Body Keeps the Score by Bessell Van Der Kolk. At the moment I’m reading a section about safety and reciprocity, about how being able to feel safe with other people is “probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives”. Numerous studies have found that social support is the…