Tag: Fear and Safety
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Today the little kid part of Zoey felt terror from getting triggered by getting a whiff of the cologne a man at the park was wearing. It was the same cologne Zoey’s dad always wore. Zoey practices soothing and comforting the panicked little kid inside of her. Jesus comforts them both.
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Amelia (the name of one of Zoey’s younger parts) thinks she still lives at home with her parents. She learns that Jesus views mistakes as a normal part of life which is the opposite of how her dad viewed mistakes. She learns that Jesus is safe, tells the truth, and wants to be with her.
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“Going Numb” happens when life becomes too scary, too overwhelming for kids who do not have nurturing and safe-enough caregivers to help them through painful things. It is a survival mechanism that prevents them from fully feeling terror and fear.
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Zoey is wrestling with trusting Jesus to protect and care for the precious burdens she has been carrying most of her life.
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“Little Feet” helps people who had hard childhoods look back at their lives as kids with more compassion and less judgment. It shows people how their little feet might be taking them into danger today.
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Hidden—In childhood, Zoey learned to hide her emotions and herself from people, especially her dad. Now, when she hides, she loses energy and feels the two masks come on. Hiding—She hates it when she feels the masks come on, like a thief in the night…
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A poem about understanding emotional flashbacks, which results in us feeling as helpless & hopeless as we felt as kids, even though we are now adults.
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A poem about no longer having to smile and pretend we are fine when we are not. Those are old skills learned from being in an unsafe home. Jesus helps us learn to feel safe and be authentic.