Painful Memories and Moving On
Heal Your Self Series: 9 Ways to manage painful memories with therapeutic journaling prompts
This post is part of the Heal your Self series, including gentle, potent exercises to help you let go - and move on. The exercises amd therapeutic journaling are for paid subscribers, so if you are ready to move on to a brighter future do upgrade.
I’ll be in the comments for any questions or reflections, or upgrade and book a 1:1 with me. You can also email me to ‘ask me anything’ - whatever it is, I’ll answer and keep it anonymous. 🪷
I recommend paid members dedicate 20-50 minutes a week on the therapeutic materials here if you are wanting growth and change - like a low cost version of therapy. 50 minutes is a usual length of a therapy session, so give yourself permission to take time for yourself, with my support as I will endeavour to answer any questions. And don’t worry if you missed the start, you are not late! Just dive in when or where you want.
N.B. There are written journaling questions here which aren’t in the audio, so come back to read the last bit if you are listening.
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Hi friends,
Do you have recurring difficult memories?
Bad memories from past events can play in our minds as if those events are happening now, with feelings to match. Memories are simply snapshots of the past, that are re-experienced. Your mind and body can respond as if the event is happening now. This happened to myself after traumatic losses, an encounter with an abusive person, and to many of my clients.
Most memories are useful, of course, though not always. Memories can reappear repeatedly when they aren’t processed, bringing back pain and keeping us locked in the past. It can be a sign of trauma, which makes memories harder to process. To process memories that come from ‘unfinished business’, things in our psyches that have not reached resolution or ending, we can finish it, and tame those memories so we can move on.
"To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clingings and disappointments of the past that bind our spirit." - Jack Kornfield
This is part of the Heal Your Past series of post for paid subscribers. I invite you to upgrade if you haven’t already, if you’d like 9 ways to manage difficult memories with 6 therapeutic journaling prompts. Otherwise see you next time. Kx