Each one of us has so many different parts that make up who we are… our personality, past trauma, and other memorable moments that shape who we have become. And it’s normal for us to have certain parts of ourselves that we’re not as comfortable with. We may actively try to avoid those parts, or our subconscious mind may be pushing them down for us.

What’s more, as Overcomers of narcissistic abuse, we’ve been actively told by our abusers that certain aspects of our identity, our very sense of self, are wrong, bad, or ugly. That’s a lot for us to unpack as we begin to heal.

Today I’d like to share a drawing I did last year, where I really settled into this idea of embracing whatever parts of myself needed to speak.