Gentleness and kindness for self
How many times do we go into battle mode? Or pick up our wounded victim skills? Or simply shut down because it's all too much to deal with?
These things kept me alive. They helped me deal with extremely unhealthy situations that simply seemed familiar to me.
Picking up new skills, living with an open heart, having kindness and gentleness for ourselves and tending to self-care is vitally important for recovery, growth and healing.
Recognizing our thoughts, actions and feelings gives us the opportunity to pause. To simply allow them to be. To give space for changes to start in really good ways.
Having a continually changing view of what's mine to own up to, show up for and take on allows for new boundaries and more self growth.