"My religious upbringing taught me to give my power away. The church held the answers, the authority, and even forgiveness itself. I learned to seek approval from outside sources instead of developing a relationship with my own inner truth. It disconnected me from the very part of me that was meant to guide my life. For years, I believed goodness was about compliance, not compassion."
"After my divorce in 2013, most of what I had been taught to trust began to unravel. I had (naively) assumed my family would be a source of comfort, but what I found instead was distance. The disapproval came in small but unmistakable ways. It showed me how fragile some of my relationships really were and how easily love could be withdrawn when I stopped fitting the mold."
Grew up fifth of seven in a strict religious family where faith shaped daily life. Learned to follow rules, perform to be seen, keep peace, and be good. The church held answers, authority, and forgiveness; power was ceded to external sources. Approval was sought outside instead of cultivating an inner relationship with truth, which caused disconnection from body, intuition, and desire to experience life as sacred. Goodness became conflated with compliance rather than compassion. Questioning began as assuming responsibility for self and truth. After a 2013 divorce, trusted supports unraveled; family distance and disapproval revealed conditional love and fragile relationships.
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