This is SO well said. The point of healing work is not to form & live inside of an updated blame narrative. It is ultimately to cut whichever emotional cords are keeping us stuck in a state of prolonged reaction to the past rather than behaving autonomously in the present.

My therapist told me this, and it changed my life: "You're not healing to be able to handle trauma, pain, anxiety, depression. You're used to those. You're healing to be able to handle joy and to accept happiness back into your life."

Let’s talk about healing!! We are all healing from life’s pressures and challenges. 🙏 Some of us have more healing to do than others, and that is okay. 💕 Healing takes time and work so be patient with yourself and with the process. With healing comes acceptance, forgiveness, and eventually growth. There are so many ways to find healing within... See more

those 🌦️wounded kids inside us..most people leave them forgotten, alone & scared. we avoid them coz we avoid pa!n. we don’t wanna feel things. n€gative feelings are “weak”. so we work. or dr!nk. or shame ourselves for feeling this way. or do smth destructive. we leave our inner kids in darkness, but they want us to hear them, so they scream even... See more