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The Risk I Took on Hope
Lately, I’ve been stuck in a loop. Not the dramatic kind. The quiet one. The kind where thoughts don’t shout, they linger. They circle. They hover, like they’re waiting for logic to untie them. I could rationalise them for centuries and they would still be there. Same questions. Same replay. Same almosts. But when I stop.When I rest.When my nervous system finally unclenches its fists.When I trust my intuition instead of interrogating it. They soften. They loosen. They settle.
Victoria Teran
Dec 21, 20252 min read


The Quiet Work Beneath the Bark
I once read that when autumn arrives, a tree doesn’t shed its leaves all at once. There is something really beautiful about that. The image of it. The quiet truth of it. How a tree first redirects the energy that once travelled outward, back into itself. How it gathers strength before it releases anything at all. When the light changes and the air cools, the tree begins a slow internal rearranging. Chlorophyll breaks down, colours fade, and the tree starts pulling its nutrien
Victoria Teran
Dec 2, 20252 min read


One More Night
I used to find it hard to fall asleep. Maybe it always happened, or maybe it started when you left. So I created this thing, where I imagined you were still there, taking the space you once occupied, breathing in patches and spits. Being my mountain… and I was there on your chest. Breathing your scent in the nook of your neck where your collarbone split in two. I could smell you then, feel your chest rise and fall. I’d trace my hands over the hard part of your belly button, c
Victoria Teran
Nov 13, 20251 min read


The Sweet Escape
Why are we so desperate to escape? Sitting with discomfort feels terrifying. Sitting with sadness feels unbearable, almost like a kind of...
Victoria Teran
Oct 12, 20254 min read


A Minute of Silence
This is what we were told: set boundaries. Do not tolerate what does not serve you. If it doesn’t add value, it is not worth it. If...
Victoria Teran
Oct 3, 20252 min read


The Voices in Your Head Aren’t Yours
Are you the type of person who walks around constantly preoccupied with what people think of you? Here is what usually happens in your...
Victoria Teran
Sep 26, 20254 min read


Everything is a Story You Tell Yourself
There was an experiment about accidents that stuck with me. People who had been in car crashes were asked to recall what happened while...
Victoria Teran
Sep 20, 20253 min read


Shedding Skin
When you ask how long it takes to get over someone, people love to offer formulas. Half the time you were together. A few months. A...
Victoria Teran
Sep 7, 20252 min read


Scar Tissue
When I was pregnant with my first child, my daughter, I was over the moon. I did everything right, no alcohol, ate well, daily exercise,...
Victoria Teran
Aug 31, 20253 min read


Ode to Being Single
Forty-nine fucking years it took me, glimpses here and there along the way, to finally stop expecting anything from anyone. No love...
Victoria Teran
Aug 24, 20253 min read


When Reality Glitches
I had a dream where I was different people, different versions of myself, replaying the same scenes but also totally different ones, all...
Victoria Teran
Aug 17, 20252 min read


A Person of Your Word
When you’re truly comfortable in your own skin, your word becomes sacred. You stand behind it. You follow through. You show up as the...
Victoria Teran
Aug 10, 20252 min read


Your Brain Can Be a Bit of an Asshole
Ok, maybe not all the time. Your brain does have all the utensils to make you feel good. It releases dopamine and endorphins. It can...
Victoria Teran
Jul 31, 20253 min read


The Real You vs. the Ego
It's not easy to tap into 'you', the real 'you', your instinct, your guidance, your spirit, your soul, or however you want to call it....
Victoria Teran
Jul 19, 20252 min read


What Makes Us Human: Love, Loss, and Letting Go
What makes us human? Is it your body? Or the fact that you think, and feel? Are you human because you experience loss, because life is...
Victoria Teran
Jul 11, 20252 min read


A familiar hell vs an uncertain heaven
Uncertainty can feel like we are standing on the edge of a cliff, tempting us to overthink, plan, and strategise in a frantic search for...
Victoria Teran
Jul 4, 20252 min read


Love Lies
We usually know how we enter love, but not how we’ll leave it. We can say clearly where we were when it started, how we felt, what...
Victoria Teran
Jun 19, 20252 min read


Falling in Potential
Ah, the age-old tale of falling in love with potential. It's like a romantic comedy turned horror movie. Picture this: I'm cruising...
Victoria Teran
Jun 4, 20252 min read


A Little Spark
A breakup is one of the hardest things a person can go through. The person you once loved is suddenly no longer there for you. It’s so...
Victoria Teran
May 25, 20252 min read


Love
"How cruel was I to myself, to credit you for my warmth simply because you felt it. Thinking it was you who gave me strength, wit,...
Victoria Teran
May 18, 20253 min read
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