Lately I’ve been thinking about healing
Lately I’ve been thinking about healing.
Not just for me, but for who I am as a parent.Because when you become a parent, your old wounds don’t disappear.
They find new ways to show up.
They echo in how you react, how you love, and how you see yourself through your child’s eyes.
For a long time, I thought healing meant getting rid of my pain.
But now I know it’s about integrating it.
It’s looking at the parts of me that still hurt, the younger version of me that didn’t feel seen or safe, and sitting with her.
It’s holding her hand, listening to her, and reminding her that she’s safe now.
That she did her best.
That I’m proud of her.
Because every time I reach back and bring those old versions of me into the present, I parent a little softer.
I understand a little more.
I react with more patience.
Healing isn’t about erasing who I was.
It’s about bringing all the pieces of me home, so I can show up whole for the little ones who call me mom.
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