Katherine Woodward Thomas
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Let's get some wisdom here.
So in every area of life, we tend to have one specific source fracture story that's really holding us back.
I am, I am not good enough to do that.
That becomes the core identity in that area.
Well, the overcompensating is a big deal.
Driven to overcompensate.
It doesn't do it.
Well, I think that's where people are.
That's why people are frustrated.
Yeah, yeah, and exhausted.
Because you can't work hard enough to get over that.
No, no.
You can't analyze it enough to get over it.
You can't.
But what you can do is you can isolate it with the simple question, how old are you, sweetheart?
You, the adult who has wisdom and depth and capacity, can turn to yourself and say, sweetheart, how old are you?
And where are you in my body?
Now there's two of you in the room.
And what we want to make sure is that you're not taking action from the wounded self because you'll only create more evidence.
And learning how to then begin to mentor that younger self.