Working on ourselves is something I normally applaud, however, when we try too hard and want to have that breakthrough so badly we can go down a path alone and make mistakes that can harm us. It’s tempting to put labels on the a-ha moments and try to make sense of things that we explore, but sometimes we can overthink and end up totally doubting ourselves and feeling confused or not quite right.

Ultimately, we all want to settle in to “self” and feel good about who that is, right?

I’m opening up about my most recent experience with a healing modality and my own rabbit hole thinking and how my practitioner was able to help me distinguish shadow work from internal family systems and external circumstance that caused a natural reaction in my young little mind and body.

Book Reference: No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family System Model by Richard Schwartz, PHD

Would you like to explore some of this work with a trained practitioner? Learn more about the inner child healing journey and how I can facilitate your journey to self by sending me an email: info@thefullfiguredlife.com.