We Set Broken Bones. But Not Broken Hearts
Apr 09, 2025
Break your arm and what happens?
You go to the doctor.
They take an X-ray.
They show you the break.
They set it.
They cast it.
They give you time, care, and maybe a sling.
And then? They tell you: don’t move it for a while… let it heal properly.
That’s what we do with bones.
But with heartbreak? With betrayal? With grief or abandonment?
We just… keep going. Pretend it didn’t happen. Numb it, medicate it, meme it.
We limp forward with a shattered ribcage and call it strength.
But here’s the thing: When you don’t set a bone right, it heals wrong.
It gets crooked. Weak. Vulnerable.
It limits motion. Function. Life.
Same with heartbreak.
Most people you know…maybe even you…are walking around with a rewired mind caused by a broken heart.
That heartbreak might have come from a parent who didn’t show up.
Or a partner who did…and then left.
A betrayal. A death.
A love that died quietly… or exploded.
And instead of setting it…
We kept moving.
We told ourselves stories…
"I wasn’t enough."
"Everyone leaves."
"I’ll never be safe."
And those stories?
They rewrote our wiring.
We call it anxiety now. Or depression.
Sometimes we call it ambition or hyper-independence.
But really, it’s the echo of a heart that never got reset.
This isn’t about staying in pain.
It’s about finally tending to it.
Setting it. Casting it.
Letting it heal…stronger than before.
You wouldn’t walk around with a shattered femur.
Why are you walking around with a shattered heart?
