My Story

 

I've battled all my life with low self-esteem and low self-confidence. If you could only hear how I used to beat myself up with my demeaning self-talk as a teenager and young adult!

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I read a book in my twenties by Dr. David Burns called Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy. That book helped me analyze and challenge my self-talk.

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Since then, I've read many excellent books and have helped myself further along the way. Wanting to grow, learn, and improve is as much a part of me as my brown eyes!

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Before my wedding, I spent many sessions with a wonderful therapist who taught me (among many things) to never hit myself with anything harder than a feather. Isn't that a great visual?

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But It wasn't until my son was born over 10 years ago that I really began to understand that I was missing a critical piece of the puzzle. A positive growth mindset. I also learned that I couldn't teach my son Emotional IQ until I learned it myself. 

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I goofed up a lot over the first several years of his life. Parenting is hard work but worth it. I don't regret a moment of the learning part. My son has helped me to grow in a way NO ONE else could.

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I took myself as far as I could emotionally through books, courses and research. But I hit a wall. I was stuck. During the pandemic, I worked with another wonderful therapist and she pulled my curtain back to help me look deeper into my inner self. That's when I understood the implications and consequences of not loving myself. Behind that curtain I saw a frightened child, hushed into silence, neglected, and in the dark.

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Since then, each day, I'm letting a little more light in for my inner child to come out, to learn and play, and to trust again.

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I'm a work in progress. Aren't we all?

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I'm here to tell you that you can HEAL your inner self. It takes work, it might be scary but the rewards are so worth it.

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Every day, I'm learning to be a little less tense, to laugh at myself and have a little fun along the way.

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I'm a deeply spiritual person and love the wisdom found in the bible. Our world is plagued, like never before, with uncertainty, anxiety and hopelessness. I believe we need all the help we can get, not only to survive but to thrive.

 

God has gifted us his wisdom, truth, the beauty around us, and each other.

 

We just need to open our hearts and minds to it. 

 

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