On freedom.

“Now that you don’t have to be good, you can be free.”

-Elizabeth Gilbert

A few questions to offer yourself with compassion and curiosity:

What is it that you feel you aren’t allowed to say?
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Who is your silence aiming to protect?
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How is your silence contributing to a feeling of resentment in your relationships?
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When did you learn that your feelings were too much?
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If you were free to speak your truth, what might you say?

✨Remember, you don’t have to do anything differently- you have built this coping mechanism as a result of your lived experience, and it has likely kept you safe in the past from criticism, judgement, blame, and shame. This is just an opportunity to take a sweet little look at why we do what we do, and how our behavior is serving us (or holding us back) at this point in life. It may be that our need to be good/liked/understood as a means of safety is outdated and that it is now safe to reveal the truth of who we are. This is freedom.

If it feels right, take a few breaths into the capacity you are building for a more authentic expression of yourself.