Understanding yourself is the key to healing 🙏🏻

In the process of self-awareness, it’s important to validate your emotions, recognize when it’s time to pause and reflect, and distinguish how your inner dialogue is going, how you’re acting, and how you’re feeling.

😤😃 How often do we suppress what we feel or avoid expressing our opinions for fear of making others uncomfortable, without realizing that we end up feeling uncomfortable ourselves for not validating our own emotions?

😖 That’s why I invite you to create spaces where you can feel and experience your emotions without judgment, simply observing them, to discover what they’re trying to tell you about yourself.

🧠🫀 You can start by asking yourself questions like:

• How am I talking to myself?

• How am I feeling right now?

• Am I acting in alignment with what I truly want?

This is how, little by little, you’ll become aware of what you think and feel, and whether it aligns with your actions.

🏻 Additionally, when we recognize ourselves as imperfect human beings who make mistakes but are still capable of growth and transformation, we can observe others with less prejudice and more empathy 🫶🏻.

For there to be a genuine human connection, you must first perceive yourself as human, connecting with your virtues (light) but also with your vulnerabilities or weaknesses (shadows). After all, clouds of smoke exist for a reason—it’s up to us to discover what they’re here to teach us.

🌤️ Today, I extend a hug and lots of encouragement to start the week on the right foot. If you haven’t begun to look within, reflect, and create spaces to connect with yourself, I invite you to make today day #1—not just another day you let slip by.

🙌🏻 Remember: Let your only comparison be with your past self. Don’t measure yourself against others’ journeys, as it only brings confusion and frustration. Everyone moves at their own pace and time—value yours.

🙏🏻 If you’re afraid, try it with fear. Little by little, it will fade as what connects with you in a positive way takes the top spot on your priority list.

👏 We build these spaces of psychoeducation and growth for you, to keep working together for healthier minds 🧠💜

Author: Psychologist María Victoria Márquez
Instagram: @psiconscientee_ ✨