Five Signs That You Are Healing

Is your hard work paying off?

Healing is often an elusive term. What does it actually mean to heal and do we ever fully “heal”, or is it an ongoing journey–a lifestyle–if you will. It can feel discouraging to be doing “the work” and still find ourselves making the same mistakes, repeating patterns, feeling crappy, or just not making the “progress” we were hoping to see.

This feeling of disappointment or discouragement is often caused by our unrealistic expectations and harsh judgments.

Ask yourself:

• How do I define “healing”? (an absence of certain feelings, a change in behaviors, more time for bubble baths, etc?) Are these goals realistic?

• How will I know that I am making progress?

• What do I think is my biggest obstacle to healing right now?

If you are confused how to monitor your growth or how to detect if you are even making any progress, here are some of my thoughts to get you started.

Five signs that we are living a life of healing:

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1. We have a better understanding of what we need and want. Healing can only happen through self-awareness. We need to become aware of how we relate to our pain before we can release ourselves from it. A natural consequence of healing is slowly becoming sensitive and attentive to what we want and need rather than allowing our fears, insecurities, detirmental habits, or wounds to drive our life.

• Do you struggle to know what you need?

• Do you struggle to know what you want?

• Can you differentiate between a need and a want?

2. We strive to accept ourselves. A huge component of healing is accepting ourselves where we are at while still striving to grow and evolve. It's holding what is and what is yet to come. We will never be able to recognize our true strengths and weaknesses without accepting ourselves with relentless honesty. Before we can change, we must first accept – a life’s paradox.

• Do you struggle to accept yourself?

• Which part of yourself do you struggle to accept the most?