Lucy Hale

And so I always have felt really connected to my inner child. But I knew that my inner child or little Lucy, like I took on a lot of stuff early on. And so I knew that a lot of my healing was

And so I always have felt really connected to my inner child. But I knew that my inner child or little Lucy, like I took on a lot of stuff early on. And so I knew that a lot of my healing was

And I think that's why I avoided it for so long is because I knew that I was going to not have to live in that space again, but have to really acknowledge what I felt and what I went through and who did those things. And it's just I was like, I'm not dealing. And, you know, for 20 years, I was like, I'm not dealing with it. But.

And I think that's why I avoided it for so long is because I knew that I was going to not have to live in that space again, but have to really acknowledge what I felt and what I went through and who did those things. And it's just I was like, I'm not dealing. And, you know, for 20 years, I was like, I'm not dealing with it. But.

But what I realized is nothing's ever as scary as we make it up to be in our head. And you don't, I was like, now, now I realize I don't have to attach to those stories that we like. I was giving so much of an identity to alcoholic victim. I was complete victim mode and we don't have to do that. Real healing lies in letting, feeling it. you know, and then completely letting it go.

But what I realized is nothing's ever as scary as we make it up to be in our head. And you don't, I was like, now, now I realize I don't have to attach to those stories that we like. I was giving so much of an identity to alcoholic victim. I was complete victim mode and we don't have to do that. Real healing lies in letting, feeling it. you know, and then completely letting it go.

Half, not even half, all of the stuff that weighs us down are not our burdens to carry. None of it's our. And so.

Half, not even half, all of the stuff that weighs us down are not our burdens to carry. None of it's our. And so.

think when you're a kid you just do you just do kids are pure you know it's like oh you have no choice really and then I moved to LA young and grew up really quickly I was surrounded by adults I was making a lot of money early I like I You know, it's just kind of an expedited childhood. I didn't go to high school. I didn't go to college.

think when you're a kid you just do you just do kids are pure you know it's like oh you have no choice really and then I moved to LA young and grew up really quickly I was surrounded by adults I was making a lot of money early I like I You know, it's just kind of an expedited childhood. I didn't go to high school. I didn't go to college.

And so there was a mixture of like wanting to be normal, intertwined with all of that as well.

And so there was a mixture of like wanting to be normal, intertwined with all of that as well.

But I moved out when I was 15. So I've lived here for 20, a little over 20 years. Wow.

But I moved out when I was 15. So I've lived here for 20, a little over 20 years. Wow.

I did. I did. I mean, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like, yeah, this is definitely, but, but all that being said, I, I, I feel like the journey of my life, it still would have been the same thing, whether I was back home or here.

I did. I did. I mean, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like, yeah, this is definitely, but, but all that being said, I, I, I feel like the journey of my life, it still would have been the same thing, whether I was back home or here.

Probably so, but this ties back to my soul had a, you know, has a plan for me. There were bookmarkers I needed to reach. There's a million different ways I could have reached those bookmarkers. That's free will, right? But... but I needed to learn some lessons and, you know, they're tough, tough lessons.

Probably so, but this ties back to my soul had a, you know, has a plan for me. There were bookmarkers I needed to reach. There's a million different ways I could have reached those bookmarkers. That's free will, right? But... but I needed to learn some lessons and, you know, they're tough, tough lessons.

But yeah, I really do believe I would have dealt with similar themes, maybe just, you know, not in the public eye.

But yeah, I really do believe I would have dealt with similar themes, maybe just, you know, not in the public eye.