11/01/2024
Would you believe me if I told you I used to be what I now call “Emotionally Constipated”? (thank you tarzan)🦍
😀Even though I was always the biggest cheerleader, deep down I got the ick from other people’s emotions and got frustrated with them not just doing what they had to do no matter how they felt.
😀I was a great listener for other people’s problems, I was someone others would come to with their problems even if they barely knew me, but me? I would do THE MOST to hide my own meltdowns, cut to me literally rocking myself sobbing in my closet.
😀And I knew what “happy” was supposed to look like because I’ve always been studying people, so I came across as cheerful and grateful and most importantly practical. (🙃)
I was doing all of the things, but at a surface level, at a safe arms length away from everything I was actually feeling, and the result?
Constant mystery rashes, bizarre and inexplicable health problems, UTIs, yeast infections, migraines, joint dislocations, body pain….
AND
😔I never truly felt close to anyone. It always felt like though I worked so hard to understand and be there for others, without letting anyone see and know the deeper darker sides of me, they never truly knew or understood me.
😔I was a walking self-fulfilling prophecy of loneliness and the deeply entrenched rage only known by oldest daughters.
😔I kept craving a deep sense of connection, a sense of belonging while also Holding on to the belief that if people truly knew all of what was happening in my inner world, they would run for their life and sanity.
My body was always trying to communicate how deeply unsustainable that way of living was for me. Change for me didn’t happen all at once, it’s taken over a decade of self-exploration without judgment, holistic tools for support and healing,plant medicine, noticing my truth, staying curious, getting in the trenches with my own heart and becoming an ally for my ugliest parts.
I’ll chat more on the specific steps I took over the next few weeks, but for now, know that…
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