The Dark Night of the Soul: When You’re No Longer Who You Were

Have you ever looked back at a chapter of your life and realized…
that was the dark?

Not just a hard time.
Not just grief or burnout.
But a soul-deep unraveling.
Where the ground fell out from under you,
and all you could do was survive the night
without any promise of dawn.

That’s what mystics call the Dark Night of the Soul.

It’s not a mental health diagnosis.
It’s not something you can muscle your way through.

It’s a sacred descent.
One that strips away everything that isn’t real
identities, roles, beliefs, protections
until you’re face to face with what’s left.

Silence.
Surrender.
The ache of not knowing who you are anymore.

And while it can feel like something in you is dying…
maybe that’s because something is.

The false self.
The one built from old wounds, borrowed dreams, and expectations that were never really yours.

And what’s being born?
The truest parts of you.
The parts that have been waiting for the space to rise.

But here’s the thing about the dark night…

You don’t emerge as the person you were before.
You don’t “go back.”
You become.

You become someone more rooted.
More real.
More whole.

And while the journey is rarely fast or easy,
it is sacred.

If you’re in that space now, know this:

You’re not broken.
You’re becoming.
And the light will meet you when you’re ready to rise.

🖤
You’re not alone in the dark.