“We are not born feeling inadequate. Life experiences and emotions create that sense within us in a variety of creative ways. For example, when we were little and we felt afraid or anxious, our mind told us something was wrong with us, not with our environment. That's why children who were abused or…”— Hilary Jacobs Hendel, hilaryjacobshendel.comTagged: Childhood, Psychology, Child Abuse, Adulthood
“In the long run, we heal the parts of us that feel inadequate by first becoming aware of them. Once aware, we listen to them and try to fully understand the story of how they came to believe they were not enough. Over time, by naming, validating and processing the associated emotions both from the p…”— Hilary Jacobs Hendel, hilaryjacobshendel.comTagged: Healing, Overcoming Trauma