sadness

sadness- Bleep. Bloop. That damn emotion that slaps you up side the head, even during our strongest moments. Add to the mix that you are probably an an empath. So this emotion of sadness as it pertains to your no contact journey with your toxic family can be a tricky one to walk through. On this episode we discuss: ~What we can do when this emotion of sadness overwhelms us. ~How we can be purposeful about getting through this emotion. ~Remembering that emotions are temporary and not a sign that we are supposed to go back to the toxic emotional abuse that we left behind. Resources: Just incase you were even thinking about reaching back and reconciling with your toxic family as a result of feeling this emotion of sadness. Here is an interesting article about toxic stress and how it negatively impacts your body. The Effects of Toxic Stress On The Brain & Body-How to Heal & Protect Email me at [email protected] Join our Instagram community @characterouts About me: Just an imperfect mom of 5 and survivor of the emotional abuse and manipulation of my covert passive agressive narcissist/borderline personality disorder mother and an ass hole of a dad with narcissistic tendencies. I finally woke up one day, realized my worth and stopped the damaging cycle. When I did though, I found that the societal norms associated with going no contact with toxic family members were pretty villifying. I spent the beginning of my no contact journey with my toxic family feeling lost and kinda like a piece of shit. I am now on a mission to: *Normalize going (and staying) no contact with toxic family *Break toxic generational cycles *Raise my kids in a home completely void of the toxicity I experienced growing up Welcome all you black sheep, I am so happy you are here. It's not you, never has been and you are not alone. ~Terri