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Why Dismissing Your Feelings Was Normalized, And Why You’re Done with That Now
If You Were Taught to “Get Over It,” This One’s for You If you grew up with emotionally dismissive parents, you probably learned very early that your feelings were “too much,” “dramatic,” or “inconvenient.” Not because you were, but because the people who raised you didn’t know what to do with emotions…yours or their own. For years, maybe decades, you survived by shrinking your reactions, swallowing your needs, and calling it “strength.”Now you’re older, maybe a parent yourself, maybe studying psychology, maybe finally doing the inner work and you…
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Dear Inner Child: Boundaries Aren’t Mean. They’re a Homecoming
If you grew up in a toxic family, chances are you were taught that boundaries are cold, selfish, or even cruel. Maybe you were told to “be nice” when someone crossed a line. Maybe you learned to apologize for simply having needs. Or maybe, like so many of us, you became a master at people-pleasing, hoping if you just earned love hard enough, it would finally feel safe. This one’s for you. This is a love letter to the child inside you who was taught that self-abandonment was noble.…





