I did not wake up one day in 2017 and say out loud that love is broken, but I knew something was not what it could or should be, in our culture, in our churches, and in me. Something felt off, and I could not ignore it anymore.
Maybe you have felt something similar, a quiet sense that love is not working the way it should.
When I went looking for answers after being diagnosed with PTSD, I expected comfort. Instead, I found silence, including from people I trusted most. That silence felt heavy. It created an ache that is hard to name, the ache of realizing that love is not always as strong or as safe as we hoped.
If you have ever reached out for help and been met with silence, confusion, or distance, you are not imagining it. Many people carry wounds that were made heavier by the places where love should have been steady. Your experience is real, and it makes sense that you would question what love is supposed to look like.
Most of us do not realize love is broken until we need it most.
This space exists to help you understand what you have lived through, why it felt the way it did, and how to take your next step with clarity and compassion. Here you will find a gentle path forward, shaped for people who are tired of pretending they are fine and ready to explore what healing might look like at a pace that feels steady.
The Three Moments When Love Is Broken
• When you reach out and find silence
• When suffering exposes who stays and who disappears
• When the world is in crisis and support collapses
Silence harms.
Why it Feels Like Love is Broken for So Many of Us
For many of us, the moment of awakening comes quietly. Something feels off. Something does not match what we were taught about love, faith, or community. You may have felt it in a conversation that left you unsettled, a moment of need that went unanswered, or a season of suffering that revealed who was truly present and who was not.
When COVID arrived, the entire world began talking about trauma and mental health. People were grieving loved ones, facing isolation, and trying to make sense of a world that felt suddenly fragile. It felt like the whole country was walking without a map.
Support was inconsistent. Answers were scarce. Many people were left trying to navigate pain without a compass.
If you have ever felt lost in that kind of landscape, you are part of a much larger story than you may realize.
Grief sits beside you even when no one else does.
Trauma distorts the horizon.
A safe place should not be this hard to find.
This is spiritual care for the wounded.
Beginning Your Healing Journey
If you feel ready, you can continue with either path below. Both choices are welcome.
→ Begin Your Journey
A gentle starting point for understanding where you are and what you need.
→ Meet Your Guide
A brief introduction to the companion walking with you through this space.
About Love Is Broken (Brief Overview)
This space exists to explore what happens when trauma, mental health, and faith intersect — especially where care has felt absent, unclear, or incomplete. It draws from lived experience and a commitment to integrating psychological insight with biblical understanding without forcing conclusions or minimizing pain.
Safe journey. Travel well.
You are not alone. Not here.