Low phases: Do we judge or embrace? 💠

I came across this screenshot of myself from a video and thought "Hmm, this mood aligns perfectly with what I want to talk about!"

Last week, I worked through one of the most traumatic events of my life with someone.

For a few days, I needed to retreat into my bubble. I craved silence, being with myself, welcoming, and caring for the parts of me I had just retrieved.

I wanted to embrace this process with gentleness and self-presence.

Some parts of me whispered "But what about your business? The algorithm...?"

➡ I simply replied to them "No, me, first"

Yesterday, I received a message from someone who has been doing sessions with me. She told me she felt melancholic, empty, even though she should be happy because the holidays are near.

I invited her to reflect on what we had explored during her session the day before: the sudden death of her ex-partner in an accident.

We connected with several fragmented parts of her that were in frequencies of denial, shock, anger, anxiety, abandonment, and more. She was reintegrating these parts of her, releasing crystallized memories and emotions.

Of course, even though she’s in a cocoon space with me during this 3-day process, things are bound to stir inside. So, yes, she feels empty, wanting nothing more than to stay under her blanket on the couch, to give herself space, to process and integrate.

I also invited her to examine the belief: "I should be happy"

Oh really? Why?

What’s present for you right now?

If you’re not happy, if you’re feeling x, y, or z, there’s a reason for those emotions.

Sometimes the reason escapes us, but that doesn’t make the emotions any less valid.

The judgments we place on ourselves..
I should.
I shouldn’t.
I’m supposed to.

Let's not care about that..
What’s present for you?
Right here, right now?
That’s all that matters.

Let’s give ourselves a break!

💠🤍 This is also what I aim to cultivate in my sessions: helping you become aware of all the parts of you, to better understand them, some need straightening out, the judgmental, rigid ones, others need to be cared for, with what they carry, what they need.

➡ Helping you develop a gentler perspective toward your inner self

➡ Learning to understand, welcome, respect, and listen to yourself

➡ Learning to love yourself

And ultimately, living with greater inner peace.

Life’s ups and downs will always be there, but learning to ride the waves instead of freezing or contracting in them makes them so much gentler.

🙏 Let’s stop letting our judgmental, even tyrannical, parts pressure our whole inner world.

Let’s simply be who we are.

With everything we carry.

In every moment.

Let’s welcome ourselves.
Accept ourselves.
Embrace ourselves.