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Heal What You Don’t See Controlling You

Many of the reactions we call “bad habits” are actually old survival patterns.

Your defensiveness, people-pleasing, or fear of conflict might not be flaws — they’re protection mechanisms your younger self built to stay safe.

Awareness is the first step toward healing.

You can’t change your past, but you can stop it from running your present. 💫

#EmotionalHealing #InnerWork #SelfAwareness #TraumaRecovery #NextLevelWithBou

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LizzardLady13 aka Lizzie

Wish I COULD show this to MY parents! I try telling myself that they were doing the best they knew how….The “conditional” love with so much judgement was the worst for me😿

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You can’t change something until you recognize it. Now that you have, accept that it was part of your childhood and that you no longer need it to survive. Forgive those past mistakes of others and nurture the child still within you. ❤️

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