By Jessica
As women, we receive messages practically from birth about who we “should” be. We’re told how we should act, what we should prioritize, and what roles we should play in the world.
These messages cover everything from the way we look, to how we dress, how we communicate, to what we prioritize, how we spend our time, and where we devote our emotions, energies and efforts.
As we get older, it can become increasingly clear when the messages that we’ve internalized are at odds with who we really are and what we need.
Poor health, low self-esteem, frustration, feeling “stuck,” feeling bored, or empty can all be signals that we’re living according to messages society has handed down to us about who we “should” be—messages that aren’t aligned with who we really are.
These messages start early—before we’re even aware of them—so sometimes they’re not easy to spot!
Just about every woman I know (myself included!) has discovered some messages that we internalized at some point, just waiting to be uncovered and consciously transformed. The great news is: it’s totally doable.
And the even better news: We have been on the planet for a while, so we already have insight into ourselves, as well as some confidence and strength we might not have had when we were younger.