Is There a Joy in Healing?

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Self-awareness is the first step to any healing. I think realizing that you are a self and that you matter just as much as anybody else in this world is reason enough to do some healing work. People get scared by the word healing because it's like that's a big thing, right? But healing is not just tackling the trauma. Healing is also celebrating joy. When you see someone who's quote unquote unhealed or who is in their hurting state, you can tell. You can tell. And so when we are able to be like, I don't just have to be healing to heal that thing that hurt me, to fix that thing that Hurt me, I can

1. Alex’s four most effective healing techniques that you can start today.

2. How it affects us to grow up never seeing our mothers have joy.

3. Why – if you think you don’t have any self-soothing strategies – you actually just have unhealthy self-soothing strategies.

4. Childhood wounds that surface in adulthood, and the path to intergenerational healing.

5. Where to begin when you never receive the apology and closure you deserve.

About Alex:

Alex Elle is an author, certified breathwork coach, podcast host, and Restorative Writing teacher. Alex’s writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling and mindfulness. Her most recent book, HOW WE HEAL, is available now.

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