The Permission To Feel

Maybe it’s not the most wonderful time of the year.

Maybe the Holidays suck. Maybe it’s a painful time, a time when we are reminded of what’s now missing in our lives, of what never was in our lives. Maybe it’s a time of isolation and loneliness, of struggle, of waiting, of wanting, and of constantly being reminded of how we are supposed to feel regardless of how we actually do.

Our emotions are our own. They need not be validated by others nor minimized by ourselves. There is nothing to justify, nothing to explain.

And, no, you’re not “too much”.

Perhaps this Holiday season you gift yourself the permission to unapologetically feel whatever it is you feel, creating a safe and compassionate space for you to meet you where you actually are.

The most wonderful time of the year is something you get to decide.

For you.

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