07/05/2026
I'm sure some people have wondered why I've chosen to live apart from my family of origin. This explains it.
I'm sure others share this feeling, but stay connected out of obligation. I have to say that this is one of the most difficult choices I've ever made. But I had to choose myself over the programming that dictates that self-sacrifice is a virtue.
I've done multiple inner child healing sessions, alone and guided by trusted teachers, in order to return to wholeness.
If anyone were to ask me what is the key to healing - it's going back to the beginning, where the wounds were created, and release the pain and trauma from those experiences. Then go back and recognize the child at whatever ages those experiences occurred, and acknowledge her or him, reassure that child that they are now safe, and that you will always be there for them starting now. And then actually be there, with unconditional love and self-forgiveness.
It's not quite as simple as this, but this is the gist of it. It's a beautiful process.
In some families, pain is not processed.
It is buried.
Denied.
Explained away.
Turned into silence.
And then one child grows up feeling everything that everyone else avoided.
They feel the grief.
The anger.
The shame.
The emotional absence.
The wounds no one wanted to name.
This is often how generational trauma works.
It does not only pass through stories.
It passes through silence, coping patterns, parenting styles, emotional distance, fear, shame, and the things families refuse to talk about.
But healing begins when one person becomes brave enough to say:
“This happened.”
“This hurt me.”
“This shaped me.”
“And I do not want to pass it on.”
Breaking the cycle does not mean blaming everyone who came before you.
It means choosing awareness where there was denial.
Choosing truth where there was silence.
Choosing healing where there was survival.
If this resonates with you, I Didn’t Choose to Be Born explores childhood trauma, emotional neglect, dysfunctional family dynamics, generational wounds, and the healing journey of becoming the person who finally stops the pain from being passed down.
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