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About me
Where to begin
I grew up navigating which parent was safe, until they divorced when I was 13 years old. That was 13 years of not knowing what each day would bring. 13 years of uncertainty, that didn't get much better after the divorce - if I'm being 100% honest.
I did what I could to make sure my basic needs were met while being the parent to my younger
I grew up navigating which parent was safe, until they divorced when I was 13 years old. That was 13 years of not knowing what each day would bring. 13 years of uncertainty, that didn't get much better after the divorce - if I'm being 100% honest.
I did what I could to make sure my basic needs were met while being the parent to my younger siblings and mother - even while my parents were married.
Being a parent myself, I am realising the dangers of carrying intergenerational trauma and the importance of unpacking those misguided 'gifts.'
I want my children to inherit strength, dignity, self-respect and worthiness.
All characteristics I had to seek out by myself because I couldn't inherit what the womxn in my family didn't have.
Good news, these traits take up far less space than what was being passed down. So I might still be carrying a box, but it is MUCH smaller, MUCH lighter and all mine! (I'm working on getting all of this into a cute clutch.) And I'm going to work VERY hard to not pass down anymore unwanted traits, as well as make sure family members don't give unsolicited gifts.
Acknowledging there are problems is fairly easy (because we all have something) but what you do with that information is where the hard work begins and your values come to light.
Together, let's bring YOUR values to light by unpacking those boxes.