What Did You Tuck Away to Be Loved?

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that being fully ourselves was… dangerous. Too loud. Too sensitive. Too wild. Too soft. Too much. So we tucked parts of ourselves away. To be accepted. To be loved. To belong. Not because we were weak — but because we were wise. We adapted. We survived. We stayed connected in the only way we knew how. But here’s the thing no one tells you: The parts of you that got pushed down are not gone. They’re waiting. Not to be shamed or fixed — but to be welcomed back. This is the sacred work I do with women: Uncovering what’s been buried. Reclaiming the truth. And becoming whole again — not in spite of the past, but because of it. So I’ll ask you this… When did you first learn that being fully yourself came with a cost — and what parts of you did you quietly tuck away to stay safe or loved? (You can share below or reflect privately. Either way, something begins to shift the moment we acknowledge what’s been hidden.) You don’t have to keep carrying what’s not yours. You don’t have to keep living in fragments. It’s time to return to yourself — fully, fiercely, and with reverence.