12/09/2025
The end of the year brings pressure for many of us. Consider: It’s usually not about goals. It’s activation. That younger part of you who starts speaking again.
When the inner child shows up, the thoughts sound and “feel” like:
“I didn’t do enough.”
“I should be further.”
“I messed something up.”
Our inner child part of us isn’t wrong for showing up. They learned how to protect us long before we had the words for what we were going through.
They step forward when something FEELS uncertain; our adult self responds(Wise Mind) differently.
The adult self slows down, looks at what’s in front of you, and doesn’t jump to judgment.
So if you’ve been tense or hard on yourself, pause for a moment and ask:
Who’s responding: the adult me or the younger me?
What is my body doing right now?
What do I actually need today?
Is this pressure coming from this moment, or from a familiar place in my past?
You’re not starting over.
You’re starting from everything you’ve lived, learned, unlearned, and survived.
You don’t need a crash-out kinda reset for the new year, just lead yourself with more clarity and less pressure.
IGOTU®