Dear Friends,
Choice seems so easy for some, but as a small child if choice was not given or taken away what then? If you grew up in the environment of having your big feelings being dismissed, physical wounds downplayed, your body not yours, your achievements not yours, no choice in food, clothing or activities. If you experienced all or one of these, the underlying message is that your choices do not matter, you do not matter. As a small child with black and white thinking, you internalize these messages into your body, mind and spirit.
This is not a life sentence though, and it takes a questioning and an understanding of where powerlessness in life started. To start the practice of reawakening the innate ability to choose. To choose differently for yourself, to reach out for a life where you are in the fullest expression of self.
We all have the right to choose, invite curiosity as to why you might at times, not make choices that serve who you really are. Developmental trauma does not have to be a life sentence, your words matter, you matter. Reawaken and exercise your choices they matter, and always have.
With the warmest appreciation,
Caroldean Jude,
Somatic Experiencing Therapy
Somatic Resilience & Regulation
Somatic Touch Skills Therapy
Internal Family Systems Therapy