25/10/2025
CHILDHOOD TRAUMA RESPONSE
HOW IT MANIFESTS THROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD… 😌…
Our daughter turning 18, finishing Year 12, and graduating yesterday 😳🫣🥲
It isn’t just a proud parenting moment … it’s something SUPER personal to me.
Given everything I went through growing up, moments like this hit me on ANOTHER LEVEL, I’ve come to realise …
Watching her reach adulthood SAFELY, LOVED and SUPPORTED, feels like such a huge milestone … not just for her, but for me too … (although, this moment ABSOLUTELY belongs to her! 🫶🏼)!
It’s a solid REMINDER that I’ve managed to give her the STABILITY, LOVE & PROTECTION that I NEVER HAD & she has grown into such a kind, confident & resilient young woman ❤️.
I’ve been a bit sensitive & emotional lately, and in hindsight it makes sense now.
It’s because I’ve been processing a lot, subconsciously!
There’s PRIDE, JOY, and RELIEF, but also GRIEF ….
Grief, for the younger version of me… the LITTLE GIRL, who never got to experience milestones like this in a HEALTHY way … in fact, NOT AT ALL!
And I'll being honest .... I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way (and still making them 🤪).
I’ve lost my patience, doubted myself, and had to unlearn SO many old patterns.
I’ve been far from perfect!
But somehow, through all of that, I still managed to raise this incredible young woman — with love, honesty, and my willingness to keep growing. 🌿
That’s what ongoing healing looks like.
Not perfection …. just persistence, self awareness and love. 💛