Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program... -

Exercises focused on building inherent worth and self-soothing.

Reflects "You are worthless" or "You are a burden".

Reflects "You are powerless" and must obey. Healing Your Emotional Self: A Powerful Program...

Once you identify the distorted image, the goal is to reject that reflection and separate emotionally from the source of the abuse.

Actively questioning long-held beliefs about your worth and recognizing them as projections of your parents' own limitations rather than truths about you. Once you identify the distorted image, the goal

Identifying which "mirror" you were raised with is the first step toward healing:

Reconnecting with your physical self to heal body-image issues that often stem from negative parental mirroring. Phase 4: Specialized Healing Strategies Once you identify the distorted image

This involves setting firm boundaries and realizing you are no longer responsible for your parents' emotions or approval. Phase 3: Creating a New, Healthy Mirror