Imagine being 7 years old and you wake up feeling sad. You’re not entirely sure why, but you are.
Your little brother keeps asking for your attention. He wants to spend time with you, but you just want to be left alone.
You feel confident in telling your mum and dad that you need alone time because you’re feeling sad. They have always encouraged you to feel your emotions and talk about them, so this isn’t new or scary to do. They even talk to you about their emotions.
Your mum and dad understand. They move your little brother away and come back to ask if you want to talk about it and then they ask what you want to do with your sadness. You don’t know but you do ask for a cuddle while you think about it.
While having the cuddle, you feel like you want to do some drawing to help with the sadness. This helps so much and then you give the drawing to your little brother to show him you love him.
Now imagine you’ve grown up. You’ve always been supported to feel your emotions and talk about them.
You are emotionally confident within yourself, your work, your relationships and life overall. You encourage the people around you to own their emotions. You have no problem asking for help or alone time when it’s needed. Emotions aren’t scary or taboo.
And this is all because your parents allowed you to feel, experience and process your emotions, while supporting you with full love.
Your parents have been able to support you in this way because they support themselves in this way.
With love & support,
Shorina | Mindful Soul Collective
Holistic Counsellor, Wellbeing Coach & Business Mentor
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