Taking feedback from people we love and trust can allow us to see parts of ourselves our ego blocks us from seeing. Rather than becoming defensive, learn to reflect and ask: “could they be trying to help me see something I can’t see?” This is how we grow.
The older you get, the more you realize it's not about who knows you the longest, it's about who brings out your inner child, speaks your love language, makes you love yourself more, and loves you on the days you don't feel loveable.
Childhood trauma is “invisible” but it’s always present in the nervous system.
It’s common for someone to say “I don’t have childhood trauma” but their bodies & behaviors tell a different story (🧵)