13/11/2025
I want to share something honest, because many of us walk around with these hidden truths that we dont always share. And maybe hearing mine will help you recognise yours.
Lately, I’ve grown in a way I never intended to.
Not in strength or resilience… but in remembering.
I’ve become so unexpectedly in touch with who I used to be as a little girl.
And what’s strange is that it didn’t happen through inner child work this time...
not through journaling, processing, or intentional healing.
It happened because someone noticed something in me I’d forgotten.
They didn’t see the strength I show the world.
They didn’t see the huge emotional capacity I’ve built over the years.
They saw the vulnerability beneath it.
The softness.
The gentleness.
The part of me I tucked away for safety.
And it cracked me right open.
Suddenly, I’ve been feeling emotions and energies in a way I haven’t in years. Back on volume 100%.
its not been overwhelming or destabilising,
but its been in a way that feels familiar…
like a part of me coming home.
Because the truth is, I was an incredibly sensitive, observant, delicate, wise but confused little girl.
I felt things deeply, viscerally, honestly.
And life taught me, in ways big and small...
that I needed protecting. I ways I only seemed to pick up on...
So guess what,
I became her protector.
Her shield.
Her guard dog.
Her strength.
And I protected her so fiercely
that over time…
I stopped hearing her.
But recently, she’s been coming back through
softly, quietly, unexpectedly. I feel her so intensely
And instead of feeling overwhelmed by this wave of sensitivity,
I feel peaceful.
Grateful.
Like something old and sacred has returned to me.
I’m sharing this because so many of us, especially those who have experienced trauma, are late-diagnosed, deeply feeling, or shaped by survival,
disconnect from the very parts of ourselves that made us who we are.
And sometimes, healing isn’t about becoming stronger.
Sometimes it’s about becoming so safe with yourself
that the most tender part of you finally feels able to return.
I didn’t expect this journey,
but I’m so grateful for it.
It feels like meeting myself again but this time with softness,
with peace,
with gratitude.
Have you ever had an unexpected healing moment that cracked you right open?
