This was such a beautiful and relatable read. Thank you for sharing vulnerably 🤎 that part where you said “You don’t feel numb, you feel safe. You are comfortable enough to let your found family deal with things on their own because you know they won’t abandon you or hurt you for it.” I felt that in my gut, like an affirmation that I am right where I should be, easing into the safety of my body for the first time, no shame in it. I’ve been navigating my own ambiguous grief and burnout and have had to go low contact with so many in this season because my body forced me to ease into the safety I have now. I just wrote about holding this shame in my most recent essay, Shame is a doorway to revolution, if you’re interested in some theory around how we can hold and reframe the shame of how we respond to burnout, disability, trauma amid systems of domination. Thank you for sharing your journey, it’s the affirmation I needed today. 🤎
Whew. That sounds like an extremely tough childhood. I am proud of you for how self aware you are and for allowing yourself to receive the love you deserve. Practice makes progress. Keep up the good work. Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing.
Even though we can’t change what happened to us in the past that continues to fuel our anxieties today, it makes a huge difference to have a loving support system, and I’m glad you found yours. 🙂
This was such a beautiful and relatable read. Thank you for sharing vulnerably 🤎 that part where you said “You don’t feel numb, you feel safe. You are comfortable enough to let your found family deal with things on their own because you know they won’t abandon you or hurt you for it.” I felt that in my gut, like an affirmation that I am right where I should be, easing into the safety of my body for the first time, no shame in it. I’ve been navigating my own ambiguous grief and burnout and have had to go low contact with so many in this season because my body forced me to ease into the safety I have now. I just wrote about holding this shame in my most recent essay, Shame is a doorway to revolution, if you’re interested in some theory around how we can hold and reframe the shame of how we respond to burnout, disability, trauma amid systems of domination. Thank you for sharing your journey, it’s the affirmation I needed today. 🤎
Whew. That sounds like an extremely tough childhood. I am proud of you for how self aware you are and for allowing yourself to receive the love you deserve. Practice makes progress. Keep up the good work. Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing.
Even though we can’t change what happened to us in the past that continues to fuel our anxieties today, it makes a huge difference to have a loving support system, and I’m glad you found yours. 🙂
I appreciate that Tina 💛💛
Thanks for sharing these trials and tribulations and a very challenging home life. Cheers to your husband and you
Thank you B! Thanks so much for reading.