16/03/2026
I used to be my own courtroom, jury, and executioner. ⚖️
If I had a disagreement with a partner, or felt I was "too much" on a date, the trial would start the second I was alone. I would replay every sentence on a loop. I would pick apart my tone until I was convinced I was inherently bad.
I finally realized that this "Mental Whip" wasn't a personality trait. It was a survival mechanism from my childhood.
As children, we don't have the tools to see our parents' emotional unavailability or their own struggles. Even when our parents argue, we don't think, "They are overwhelmed." We think: "It’s my fault. I must be the problem." 🛑
We internalized those critical voices just to make sense of a world where we didn't feel seen or safe.
But you cannot shame your way into healing. 🕯️
To heal, you have to stop running from the heavy feeling in your chest. You have to look at your "mistakes" through the lens of Why (the fear or need) instead of Who (the person). That is how you move from shame to secure accountability.
I created the Regain Self-Trust Workbook to give you the exact tools I used to put the whip down and finally feel "good enough" again.
✨ Comment "WORKBOOK" below and I’ll send you the link to start rebuilding the relationship with yourself.