💜 Week 10 Welcome Letter from Brandy · Sacred Spaces By Brandy Grace

💜 Week 10 Welcome Letter from Brandy

Hey y’all,

Welcome to **Week 10.**

This week, we’re talking about *discipline and family rules* — and for a lot of us, that topic hits deep.

When I was a child, discipline looked and sounded very different than what we teach here. My grandma and mom both came from a time when parenting meant control, not connection. Words like:

> “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out of it,”

> “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.”

That was normal in our house.

The kind of normal that mixed fear and love in the same breath.

Physical punishment was part of daily life — the “pick a switch” kind of normal. Sometimes it was a stick, sometimes a belt, sometimes whatever was within reach. And the confusing part was, love still lived there too.

We had laughter, kindness, and joy — right alongside fear, pain, and silence.

When you grow up in that kind of home, you learn that love can hurt and that safety can disappear fast. So when you become a parent, it’s easy to swing between wanting to do better and not knowing how.

That’s why this week matters so much.

Because discipline isn’t about *fear* — it’s about *teaching.*

It’s about showing our kids that even when life is hard, love stays steady.

As parents, we’re the bridge between the past and the future. We can honor where we came from — even the broken pieces — and still choose a different legacy for our families.

💜 **This week, we’ll explore:**

* The difference between discipline and punishment

* How to build family rules that teach, not terrify

* What consequences can look like when they’re rooted in connection

* How to bring calm back into chaos

You don’t have to have all the answers. Just showing up with awareness means the cycle is already shifting.

Because what was once *normal* doesn’t have to stay that way.

With love and deep respect for your healing,

**Brandy Grace** 🌿

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