7 Days to Christmas: Start with Love
Start by being what you want to see in your family.
"Treat yourself like someone you love." - Glennon Doyle
Survivors of a narcissistic relationship, it’s time to reclaim your power. After pouring so much into someone else, it’s your turn to focus on YOU. Imagine if your best friend came to you, feeling broken and lost. Would you criticize or judge them? Of course not. You’d offer them kindness, support, and love.
Now, it’s your time to do the same for yourself. Be your own best friend. Speak to yourself with gentleness. Treat yourself with the care and compassion you deserve. Let go of the limiting beliefs that abuse planted in your heart - they are not your truth.
Every step forward in your healing is a step toward rediscovering your worth, your strength, and your joy. You’ve survived, and now you’re learning to thrive. Love yourself fiercely, because you are your greatest ally.
Sue Leppan is a life, transformation and holistic wellness coach based in Sandbaai, Hermanus. Providing therapy for a range of challenges, Sue specialises in targeting and dealing with emotional trauma, self-doubt, depression, stagnation and self-centring. Whether you need help with personal issues ...
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