Writing Prompt:
Write from the voice of the part of you that developed to protect you.
Description:
Every wound creates a protector. This week helps participants understand that their coping mechanisms were once survival tools—not flaws.
Shadow Questions:
- How has this part of me helped me survive?
- In what ways is it now holding me back?
- What is this part of me afraid will happen if it lets go?
Associated Emotion:
➡️ Fear
Affirmations:
• I honor the parts of me that protected me.
• I am safe to grow beyond survival patterns.