Healing is a continuous process, and I’m here to remind you that you’re not alone. Your commitment to your healing journey shows incredible strength and resilience. No doubt you have faced challenges, and while it’s okay to feel vulnerable or confused, it’s essential to understand that you are not damaged.
The right people will support you as you heal at your own pace. You can replace negative self-talk with empowering affirmations and cultivate the hope and courage you need to open your heart again.
Years ago I created a program called "The Courage to Be" I first taught it to women in a women's shelter in Vancouver and then again here in Saskatoon. The program came about through my own journey of living in a women's shelter hiding from a narcissist stalker who I had broken up with. This program has helped many women take the first step towards embracing their true selves, transforming their narratives, and inviting love and acceptance into their lives.
Some of the women in attendance expressed the following:
“Maybe I’m too damaged to be loved” or “I’ll never meet anyone who accepts me”? These thoughts can feel overwhelming, but they don’t define your reality. Healing is a continuous process, and I’m here to remind you that you’re not alone. Your commitment to your healing journey shows incredible strength and resilience. You’ve faced challenges, and while it’s okay to feel vulnerable or confused, it’s essential to understand that you are not damaged.
And all too often in speaking with women, I am finding these are common thoughts many women face, especially those who have experienced trauma and self-sabotage. Acknowledge your feelings as valid but please know that they are not the end of your story.
2. Empower Yourself Through Understanding:
Healing is not a linear journey. It’s essential to recognize that feeling vulnerable, confused, or lost is part of the process. Your feelings do not define you as damaged.
3. Commit to Your Healing:
"You’re committed to your healing journey."
You have the resilience and dedication they have already shown by seeking help and exploring their emotions. Remember that it’s okay to not be perfect and that the journey of healing is ongoing. I notice this every day in myself.
4. Establish Patience and Support:
The right people - - friends, partners, and mentors - - will support you as they heal at their own pace. And I am here to guide you as I am someone who understands your struggles and can help you navigate the complexities of healing.
5. Transform Negative Self-Talk:
I am encouraging you to change the narrative you tell yourself. Replace thoughts like "I’m damaged" with affirmations of strength and resilience. Many apps can be downloaded so that you can listen to and establish positive internal dialogue. The subconscious is always listening so why not input positive messages? Soon they will replace all the nitter natter pitter patter.
6. Cultivate Hope and Courage:
"Slowly but surely, you will gain the courage to open your heart again."
Through my daily writings, I want to Inspire you by sharing stories of transformation and healing, healing and change are possible and you can find love and acceptance. And first, it must start with you loving yourself.
7. My Invitation to You:
If you have not already. I invite you to take the first step on your healing journey, where you will learn to understand your emotions, reframe your thoughts, and develop healthier relationships with yourself and others. You are worth it. You are enough.
Believe Breathe Transform.
Collitalks
Love and soul hugs
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