About this site

Cedar & Keys is where I share honest reflections about healing, growth, and the messy, non-linear journey of breaking cycles.

I'm Doreen Onofia, and I started writing these reflections as a way to process my own experiences with trauma, family dynamics with new perspective and learning to be kinder to myself. Somewhere along the way, I realised that sharing these stories might help someone else feel less alone in theirs.

This isn't a place for perfect narratives or tidy conclusions. It's a space for truth, the kind that's uncomfortable sometimes, but necessary. If you've ever felt like you're the only one struggling with something, or like your healing journey isn't going "right," I hope you find something here that reminds you that you're not alone, and there is no one right way.

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