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BecomingMe: “Healing isn’t just for me, it flows through me.”

BecomingMe has taught me the importance of caring for myself, protecting my peace, honoring my truth, and tending to my wounds. But I’ve also learned something just as powerful... Healing isn’t meant to stop with me.

As I grow, I am called to help others grow.
As I learn to forgive, I can remind someone else they can too.
As I discover my worth, I can help another person see theirs.

The other day, a friend asked me if I was okay. She noticed I hadn’t posted BecomingMe this week. I told her I’d been tied up, busy, a little down, and hadn’t been able to finish my thoughts for my post. She gently asked, “Does posting give you a good feeling of release?”

I thought about it… and yes, it actually does! Sharing my journey, my truths, and even my struggles is a release. It’s healing for me, but it’s also healing for those who might be quietly wrestling with the same battles.

On Sunday I asked you all how will you encourage your BecomingMe journey this week. I received a lot of great responses and I am super excited for each of your who are on your BecomingMe journey. I did however receive a request to provide some ways in we can foster intentional support for others during their journey.

Here are a few ways I’ve learned to support others while still caring for myself at the same time:
-Listen without trying to fix
-Share my story when it can encourage
-Offer words of affirmation and hope
-Pray with and for them.
-Lend a hand with practical needs
-Respect their pace in the healing process
-Encourage therapy or counseling when needed
-Celebrate even the small wins.
-Be a safe place where they don’t have to pretend
-Keep showing up...consistently

We heal in community. We heal when we share our scars. We heal when we extend the same compassion to others that we’ve finally learned to give ourselves.

So yes, Becoming Me means taking care of me, but it also means being a safe place for others to begin their own becoming. And every time I share I’m reminded...healing flows through me, too!