Healing the Abandonment Wound: Choosing Your Happiness Instead of Waiting for It

In this episode, we explore:My recent experience with the abandonment wound.How choosing our happiness instead of waiting for it is an act of radical self-love that nourishes us from the inside out and soothes the abandonment wound.How anything we desire to manifest outside of ourselves should be seen as adding to our already stable sense of inner fulfillment rather than creating it. Although we'll still desire the external dream, we don't need it to be happy, because we’ve created our happiness from within first. From this perspective, the manifested dream then becomes the cherry on top as opposed to the sundae itself. Questions to inspire reflection:What does choosing happiness look like for me right now?To-Do's and Not-To-Do'sWhat are the actions, thoughts, and behaviors that fill my inner cup?What are the actions, thoughts, and behaviors that deplete or take from my inner cup?Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only and does not substitute individual psychological advice.Become a member of The Soul Horizon community (or give a one-time donation) to support the podcast. Thank you for your generous support—it breathes life into The Soul Horizon. 💕🪽✨Work with me—schedule a free 30-minute breakthrough consultation today.Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only and does not substitute individual psychological advice.No AI—all content and episodes created and written by Ashley Melillo.*This is an affiliate link. Purchasing through affiliate links supports The Soul Horizon at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!