What parts of myself did I hide to be accepted by my culture or family?
🎥 Who would you be without la cultura’s expectations?
Let’s get honest, mi amor…
How many versions of you had to be hidden just to feel accepted?
Just to keep the peace.
Just to earn love or survive.
I know I was out here dimming my light, shrinking my opinions, tucking away my softness, and dressing my joy in “respectable” packaging—so I wouldn’t get side-eyed or shamed. I shape-shifted for acceptance… and somewhere along the way, I abandoned the most magical parts of myself.
Today’s shadow work is a sacred check-in with your inner niña—the little you.
The one who was told:
“Eso no es de señorita.”
“Calladita te ves más bonita.”
“Las mujeres no hacen eso.”
And maybe it wasn’t always said out loud…
but the expectations were LOUD.
We were taught to perform.
To be the good one.
The strong one.
The self-sacrificing one.
But bestie…
Who would you be if you didn’t have to perform anymore?
💥 Would you speak louder?
💥 Rest more?
💥 Stop shrinking and finally take up space?
💥 Let yourself be sensual, emotional, spiritual—without shame?
Here’s the truth:
You don’t have to reject your roots to replant yourself.
You can honor your culture and break the patterns that broke you.
So today, journal about the parts of you that got left behind.
Call them back home.
This is how we decolonize the heart.
This is how we reclaim joy.
This is how we come back to our SELF.
🕯️ Do the work. You’re not alone.
💖 And remember—you were never too much.
They just didn’t know how to hold someone with that much soul.