Sabrina Zohar

You didn't do anything wrong.

Their way of dealing with this doesn't mean anything about you.

Who had those parents, right?

Very few of us.

Then that's where we create these core beliefs.

And then the core beliefs become our stories and then they become our cognitive dissonances.

And then that's how we start to move through the world.

And so it really starts with where did I learn this from?

And then what did I need then that I have to give myself now?

And that was me having a voice and being okay that my voice is going to hurt people, but it's also going to help people.

I would argue to anybody that's scared, what if they leave me or what if I'm alone?

It's like, but aren't you already?

Aren't you already alone?

I've been in relationships where I couldn't be my authentic self and I would cry myself to sleep because I felt more trapped in my own body, right?

I couldn't be myself.

I couldn't be authentic.

And I think the biggest thing that I learned along the way was that it's really important to thank your little self.

Because I am so grateful that my little Sab learned these coping mechanisms.

I'm not grateful she had to, but I'm grateful she did because she did keep me safe.

I'm here right now.