Our experiences in life lead us to where we end up, but they don’t have to define who we are today.
You might try saying to yourself, “I had a traumatic experience, but I am not that experience.”
Ask yourself, “Who would I be without this story? Who do I want to be today?”
Is it possible to use your experience, your story, to help someone else with theirs?
Copyright © 2020 Chelsey Fjeldheim, Courage Speaks Counseling
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