Don’t Speak to Me That Way

How long have you been speaking to yourself in ways that would break the heart of someone who loves you? In Episode 49 of New York Girl Again – The After, Thérèse explores the brutal inner voice many caregivers are left alone with after caregiving ends — the voice that says: “You should be over this already.” “You’re weak.” “You’re falling apart.” After years spent saving, carrying, sacrificing, and surviving… many former caregivers discover they know how to extend compassion to everyone except themselves. This deeply personal and psychologically grounded episode explores: why caregivers become so intensely self-critical how caregiving reshapes the nervous system why mindfulness and patience are essential to healing the science behind self-compassion and emotional regulation and why you cannot heal while constantly emotionally unsafe with yourself Referencing the work of Dr. Kristin Neff and Guy Winch’s How to Fix a Broken Heart, this episode offers caregivers a radically different path forward: not punishment… not shame… but compassion. Because healing in “the after” is about finally learning how to stop abandoning yourself. ✨ Join the New York Girl Again community on social media for support, healing, and honest conversations about life after caregiving. ✨ Interested in a 1:1 Guided Reset Session? Visit NewYorkGirlAgain.com to learn more about emotionally reconnecting with yourself after years of survival. Until next time… speak to yourself like someone worth saving.