Inner Child & Reparenting
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What Your Inner Critic Is Actually Trying to Protect You From
Before you try to silence that sharp, familiar voice inside your head, it's worth pausing to ask a question most of us never think to: what if your inner critic isn't the enemy, but a protector in disguise? This article explores the surprising origins of self-criticism and why understanding what it's guarding might be the most compassionate place to begin.
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When You Feel Like Too Much (And Not Enough at the Same Time)
If you've ever felt like you're somehow too much and not enough all at once, you're not broken; you're carrying something that was never yours to hold in the first place. This piece gently unpacks where that impossible feeling comes from and why your body has been keeping count long before your mind caught up.
The Fawn Response: The Survival Pattern That Looks Like Kindness
For a long time, I thought I was just a considerate person. I noticed what people needed before they asked. I adjusted my energy to match the room. I smoothed things over, kept things light, and made sure no one left a conversation feeling worse than when they entered it. I apologised quickly and often. I was told I was easy to be around.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
One day you will look back upon the things you believed and it will seem as if someone else’s voice was directing you. The voice inside will evolve if you let it, allow it the space to learn from your mistakes, and test the theories that the child version of you learned to believe. Trust, be brave and create new beliefs for yourself to live by. Once you start to listen, you’ll embark on a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you.
When you start to see your parents differently
There comes a quiet moment in adulthood when you stop seeing your parents as the all-knowing figures of your childhood and start seeing them simply as people, and what you do with that realisation can either deepen the distance between you or gently begin to close it.
You Can Build Your Own Family
As an adult, you hold something your younger self never did, the quiet power to choose who becomes your family. This piece explores the relationships we build by choice, why they matter, and the gentle reminder that the people in your corner deserve to hear it.