Dr. Nicole LePera

I still don't know what I'm feeling in any given moment and what I need in any given moment.

For some of us, myself included, this kind of awareness happens once my body has calmed down and then I could explore now and get curious and say, okay, well, that reaction didn't work, right?

What can I try now?

To soothe the energy that I'm still experiencing in my body.

Because again, for many of us, as we begin this reparenting journey, that is healing.

Even just asking the question of what do you need?

What would feel supportive right now?

But again, I want to normalize.

You might not know.

And that's okay.

Because what you've done is you've broken a habit.

You've paused enough to give yourself space to ask.

And now you can get curious and experiment and explore.

And for your inner child, that might be the first time ever someone, you, are showing up in service of your own best interest or your own needs.

it's got a little emotional hearing that because there's still a part of me that doesn't fully believe that, right?

That only sees worthiness in action.

So I want to reiterate, all of you listeners are inherently worthy, you know, for just being who you are.

And I also want to

you know, normalize any resistance, any difficulty in believing that.

Maybe even any emotionality that you might notice come out when someone like myself suggests that, because that's a beautiful moment where you've met that inner child, right?