Feeling like you can't reclaim certain parts of yourself? Memories & experiences trapping you in the past? Hard truth; You will continue to share custody of your inner child, your past self, the parts you haven't been able to reclaim with the past as long as you're not modeling for them what they needed & deserved back then. Let it land. Take a breath. Read it again. Do you want to liberate yourself from constantly going back in time to the same memories & places? Do you want to make choices from your goals & desires rather than fear? Do you want to truly feel embodied? Start by embodying the divine mother & father within you right now. Every micro-moment & choice counts. Show up. You cannot reclaim yourself if you're exhibiting behaviors similar to those that harmed/traumatized/neglected/wounded you. If you needed support, check how you support yourself. If you needed autonomy, check how you exploit yourself. You needed time to regulate & process, stop hustling through life. If you needed love & attunement, stop bypassing your needs & meet yourself where you are. If you needed to express & emote, don't oppress your feelings, label them as bad or wrong, or identify as them. You cannot unshackle yourself from back then, bringing all parts of you into the here & now, full & present for the future if you're not prioritizing & choosing your well-being at each moment. You have got to be the mother, father, or caregiver you deserved, the one with your best interest, full of self-trust & love, instead of waiting around for an outsource that can never fill your shoes. It will feel hard & foreign & unfair, & not one bit harder or unfair than what you've already survived. You don't have to keep going back, you have to build a bridge with unwavering boards of compassion, love, discernment, support, empathy, allowance, trust, care, intention, steadiness, certainty, healing so that your past self can come forward home to you in the present. Honoring this is easier said than done, in my experience the hard truths & reality that I was breaking my own damn heart & not acting the like more fit being shook me. Then they woke me up so I could act. Go gently! (at Healing Process) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ-Ev2JPvN0/?utm_medium=tumblr