July 10, 2025

The 3 Purposes Of Relationship

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“Bless the thing that broke you down and cracked you open,
because the world needs you open.”
~ Rebecca Campbell


Heartbreak and relationships offer a superhighway to source… to God… whatever your word is for feeling “connected”. They are the quickest path to “self-actualization.”

Not a shortcut… because there’s no such thing.

Heartbreak is love. And often it’s the catalyst to stepping into our power and putting an end to painful patterns.

All of our bullshit washes away in painful moments, and in some cases, gets blown the eff up. There’s no room for pretending when we’re hurting. We’re done being “okay” and towing the same bullshit line we may have towed for our whole lives. We finally get to be ourselves… to meet ourselves… and our heart says, “Welcome back… I’ve been missing you.”

Welcome home.

This, to me, is the first purpose of relationships…

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