You’re Still Doing the Work | The Sunday Reset, Vol. 7
- Reia Chapman, LCSW, LISW-CP
- Aug 24
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 28
When Healing Looks Like Progress
Healing doesn’t always look like progress you can measure. Sometimes it’s the quiet choices, the pauses, and the softening that matter most.
There are days when healing feels like clarity—those a-ha moments of insight, relief, and peace.
When Healing Looks Quiet
And then there are days when healing looks like something smaller, quieter:
Keeping your mouth shut during a conversation you would’ve argued through six months ago.
Crying in the car and texting your therapist instead of disappearing into old coping patterns.
Choosing rest instead of revenge productivity.
Saying no without over-explaining.
The work doesn’t always look like “progress.” Sometimes it looks like stillness. Sometimes it looks like silence. Sometimes it looks like choosing the kinder thought even if you don’t fully believe it yet.
The Everyday Work of Healing
If you’re noticing that you don’t react as intensely…
That you pause more often…
That you choose differently, even just once in a while…
That is the work.
Resting is the work.
Not spiraling is the work.
Asking for help is the work.
Staying soft in a hardened world is the work.
You don’t have to be constantly unpacking, fixing, or transforming to be considered “doing the work.” You are allowed to be in the middle. In-between. Still tender. Still trying.
You’re Still Moving Forward
Healing isn’t always linear but you are still moving.
Even when you’re tired.
Even when you forget what you’ve already overcome.
Even when it feels like nothing is changing.
You are not starting from scratch. You are still doing the work.
A Reflection for You
This week, notice one small moment where you chose differently than the old you. Write it down, breathe it in, and remind yourself: you’re still doing the work.
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