"Why do I have to be the one in my family doing all the hard work of breaking all of these patterns and healing generational traumas?!"

I remember this statement coming out of my mouth clear as day about a decade ago in my Therapist's office. I can even hear the whining of my 15-year-old self as she said it.

Let's be real. None of us jumps up and down for joy as we begin doing the internal work of expansion. And we have usually landed in that therapy office because of some pain and suffering that we couldn't quite figure out on our own how to stop.

The Day that Changed Me:

I also remember, and still use to this day, the statement and visual that the same Therapist used to bring me back to my current, adult self. She would pick up her credit card and her car keys and tell me, "You have car keys, and you have a credit card. You can leave any time you choose."  She wasn't actually referring to leaving the session; she was reminding me that I was an adult and now had choices my 15-year...