When children are ignored or denied or steam rolled as a child, it’s easy for a child to begin to believe there’s not something wrong with how they’re being treated, but something deeply wrong with THEM. A child is very ego centric, meaning experiences aren’t happening AROUND them, but TO them and often BECAUSE of them. This is the beginning of distrusting + abandoning one self; the beginning of morphing into someone we are not.
Later, these children become adults who become parents + without much awareness, pass off this SAME distrust in their parenting styles. In my opinion, it reveals itself through one major factor: acceptance. When we never were accepted as a child, we ourselves don’t feel accepted, ever. This makes it practically impossible to nurture this within our own parenting. The cycle continues as our kids will always be “too much this/not enough that,” until we heal— but it starts with us.
On Thursday I will address this topic in our Conscious Mama’s Circle (Part 2 of my 3 part series leading up to Mother’s Day). I’ll share tips on how to rebuild your own inner trust, practical examples on ways to notice + extend trust for your child, and of course open for q+a.
If you want to join this free workshop, I’ll be sending out the Zoom link to everyone on my email list. Be sure you’re signed up for it. Link in bio.
Courses on Boundaries, Heal from Codependency, Stewardship, and Rising Daughters are all available immediately for access to every active DYW member. Not only do you receive the self-paced video courses, but you get access to a monthly masterclass (including all the previous ones), bonus content, and email support with me.
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Now is the time to Discover Your Worth.
