Katherine Woodward Thomas

Step three then is then from the wise self, you actually tell the truth.

Because what we distinguish, you've got to distinguish trauma from truth.

And you were talking about when it happens, it feels true.

So the first thing you say to yourself is, sweetheart, that's not true.

That's trauma.

I'm so sorry you were wounded like that.

But that's not true about you.

Well, you have to really kind of look for the evidence of it.

There are parts of us that know that the story isn't true.

And it can be, you know, psychedelics are all about this, right?

Trying to wake people up out of the trance of the identity.

And it can be big and lofty and it can certainly be, you know, you can go off into spirituality, we're all children of God or whatever, but it has to be related to the actual story that was created by that younger part of the self.

You can't just split off and just have a new identity over here.

This part of you needs rescuing, truthfully.

There was no adult there.

Lewis, who was able to sit with you within 24 hours and say, honey, I'm so sorry that happened.

You are so loved.

You are safe now.

We've got you.

You're okay.