Gabby Bernstein

And these parts of us, often the extreme ones, are protection mechanisms. So the controlling aspects, the managing of the day-to-day things that we have to get done, the perfectionism, the overthinking, the playing small, these extreme roles that we play in momentary situations in our life, or really sometimes all day, every day, are protection mechanisms.

And these parts of us, often the extreme ones, are protection mechanisms. So the controlling aspects, the managing of the day-to-day things that we have to get done, the perfectionism, the overthinking, the playing small, these extreme roles that we play in momentary situations in our life, or really sometimes all day, every day, are protection mechanisms.

So the extreme, so if you look at your life and you're saying, okay, there's parts of me that I don't like, or there's parts of me or ways I act out that feel extreme, or there's behaviors that I have that I just can't kick, addiction, overeating, drinking. And you see these things that you do, these behaviors that you have that you just don't know how to change.

So the extreme, so if you look at your life and you're saying, okay, there's parts of me that I don't like, or there's parts of me or ways I act out that feel extreme, or there's behaviors that I have that I just can't kick, addiction, overeating, drinking. And you see these things that you do, these behaviors that you have that you just don't know how to change.

It's because they're very, very young parts of yourself. They've been around for a very long time.

It's because they're very, very young parts of yourself. They've been around for a very long time.

They never got a chance to grow up, these parts of you.

They never got a chance to grow up, these parts of you.

Okay, so let me get this. Let me keep it simple. So I'm going to keep coming back to the simplicity, okay? Like I'm putting my, okay, let's keep it simple.

Okay, so let me get this. Let me keep it simple. So I'm going to keep coming back to the simplicity, okay? Like I'm putting my, okay, let's keep it simple.

We can have many, many parts of us. So let's keep it simple. So very young. We grow up where we come into this world. We're like these perfect little people. We're so happy. Everything's beautiful. Hopefully we enter the world in a safe, peaceful way. And from a very young age, we start to experience the burdens of the world. A parent that doesn't have a strong attachment.

We can have many, many parts of us. So let's keep it simple. So very young. We grow up where we come into this world. We're like these perfect little people. We're so happy. Everything's beautiful. Hopefully we enter the world in a safe, peaceful way. And from a very young age, we start to experience the burdens of the world. A parent that doesn't have a strong attachment.

In the case for you and myself, having sexual abuse as children. So sometimes it could be extreme traumas like that, or it could be something along the lines of being bullied in the classroom or being told that you're stupid by your teacher. These moments in time are so extreme for our child brains to process, right? We don't have the resources. We don't have the brain capacity.

In the case for you and myself, having sexual abuse as children. So sometimes it could be extreme traumas like that, or it could be something along the lines of being bullied in the classroom or being told that you're stupid by your teacher. These moments in time are so extreme for our child brains to process, right? We don't have the resources. We don't have the brain capacity.

And oftentimes we don't have the parents or caregivers to help us process these extreme disturbances.

And oftentimes we don't have the parents or caregivers to help us process these extreme disturbances.

Or in the case of you and me, we don't have anyone to tell.

Or in the case of you and me, we don't have anyone to tell.

Right. Or we're too afraid to tell.

Right. Or we're too afraid to tell.