Conversation with the pigs just now:
“I’m noticing there are some abandoned snacks in the cage. I support you in exercising your freedom of choice as it pertains to what you put in your body. You know what works for you.”
We’re healing generational trauma one half-eaten 🍓 at a time 😄
Some other phrases I use daily:
• “You never have to hide from Mom.”
• “However you are is perfect.”
• “All feelings are welcome here.”
This may seem silly to practice this with the 🐖🐷, but I really do believe they benefit on some level from my overall vibe being accepting, allowing, and supportive.
If I had human children, I would try to relate to them similarly because I feel it helps to:
- Foster secure attachment.
- Protect against fragmentation (splitting off from your true self in an attempt to please a parent, aka survival).
- Provide a stable base as they develop into who they were created to be.
We’re also reparenting our inner child when we show up for those in our care differently than what was modeled to us.
Growing up in the 80’s and early 90’s, there seemed to be a more authoritarian parenting style, minimal attunement, low capacity for emotional regulation, and a tendency to be very reactive when kids tried to differentiate or practice autonomy in any way (which is a normal and healthy developmental phase).
Is it any wonder our nation is experiencing a mental health crisis of epic proportions?
I didn’t even speak to what people experienced 2-3 generations back because it’s just too early in the week to “go there.” 🤦♀️
The point is when you know better, you do better, so fortunately we seem to be doing a little better in the parenting arena as a result of having access to more information on human behavior and healthy relationships, and the global shift in consciousness that we can feel, but have yet to fully grasp the effects of. ..
We still have work to do, but the future is looking bright 🙌✨️
Anatomy of an Awakening 