Welcome.
I'm so grateful you've chosen this moment for yourself.
Take a deep breath and begin to arrive gently,
Intentionally.
Allow your body to settle into whatever position feels most honest to you right now.
Maybe that's seated,
Lying down,
Standing.
It's all welcome.
There's no performance needed,
Just your presence.
Now inhale and exhale slowly.
Allow your breath to be an offering,
An invitation to soften into who you truly are.
Feel your breath as it flows through you.
Let each inhale call you home.
And let each exhale release the pressure to be anyone else.
You do not need to earn your place in this world by being agreeable,
Perfect,
Or pleasing.
You are not required to shrink to fit someone else's comfort.
Now gently ask yourself,
Where in my life am I hiding parts of me to feel safe?
Which rooms do I enter and leave feeling smaller?
What relationships ask me to abandon my truth?
There's no shame here,
Only noticing,
Only becoming.
Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your nose.
You can whisper quietly to yourself.
I release the urge to be fake in order to survive.
I release the masks I've worn to be accepted.
I welcome back the pieces of myself I've tucked away.
Now see yourself standing at the edge of a doorway.
Behind you are all the rooms that required a version of you that wasn't whole.
Ahead of you,
The unknown,
But it's yours.
So walk forward gently.
With your full self intact,
You do not need to twist or shrink to belong.
Your authenticity is not too much.
It is a compass,
A light,
A prayer answered.
Invitation to place your hand on your heart.
Feel the truth beating there.
Feel the strength it takes to be real in a world that rewards performance.
Say softly to yourself,
I am worthy of spaces that honor all of me.
I trust that my truth will lead me to my people.
I choose to show up as I am.
Take one last deep breath in and exhale with gratitude.
May you carry this knowing into your day.
You do not have to be fake to survive.
You are allowed to be whole and thrive.
Thank you.
