“Because of secret traumas we carry from being repeatedly dismissed and gaslit, many of us don’t have the skills to be able to recognize that we’re no longer in those old toxic situations. And we don’t have the skills to be able to distinguish a daily conflict from a war.
We may not realize that as adults we are safe inside ourselves now. That we can actually consider another person’s perspective without making it mean that our own perspective is invalid.”
— from 'what are you carrying: a piece for adults'
