Validation is Everything

I hear you, mama…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Even if other people have experienced worse.

Even if someone else who went through the same experience doesn’t feel debilitated by it.

Even if it could have been avoided.

Even if it happened a long time ago.

Even if no one knows.

Your trauma is real and valid, and you deserve a space to talk about it.

It isn’t desperate or pathetic or attention-seeking.

It’s self-care.

It’s inconceivably brave.

And regardless of the magnitude of your struggle, you are allowed to take care of yourself by processing and unloading some of the pain you carry.

Your pain matters.

Your experience matters.

Your healing matters.

Nothing and no one can take that away. Validation is a powerful tool when working with clients who experience birth trauma. Their trauma is real and deserves a safe place to talk about it.

What are you NOT talking about mamas? Comments below.

Try this blend to help you let go and move forward with love and compassion for yourself.

Validation Blend

8 drops Sandalwood

8 drops Siberian Fir

8 drops Thyme

5 drops Cedarwood

5 drop Melaleuca

4 drops Douglas Fir

3 drops Frankincense

3 drops Lemongrass

2 drops Eucalyptus

1 drop Cinnamon

Put oils in a 10 mL roller bottle with FCO

Apply to inside elbow creases, inside wrists and back of the neck.

(Thank you, Desiree Mangandog, for this blend)