Hi Reader,

I just returned from my first ever Mother-Daughter trip!

In my memoir, Free To Be Me, I highlighted healing my father wound. What came next was truly a miracle: the profound healing of my mother wound.

Healing is not about pointing fingers or trying to “fix” your mom or dad. Real healing means looking inward and being with the emotional truth you suppressed and giving yourself the validation you need.

(Keep reading to the end to see how personal healing connects to the wound of the world that is in our face right now)

What happened for me as a result is the living, breathing proof that the Core Emotional Healing® process truly works, an actual, embodied transformation.

The real measure of this work is showing up authentically with an open heart in the present, and here's what happened for me:

• Our First Mother-Daughter Trip! For the very first time, my mom and I shared a trip, just the two of us, to the Bahamas. The fact that it happened on my Grammy's (my mom's mother's) birthday was a sign for my motherline. Our trip was a joyful moment for my inner child that the old, emotionally shut-down, codependent, triggered me could never have experienced.
• A New Chapter of Connection: My mom and I are closer than ever. She read my book, shared it with others, told me she felt inspired, and she apologized for not being there when I needed her. We're finally connected in a supportive, loving way, free from the old patterns.
• The Artist's Validation: She recently bought photos from my new Etsy shop. While picking out the best print for her kitchen, she told me that I have always been creative and recalled me running home as a kid, yelling, "Wanna see my pictures?!" and how I loved to draw the sun. The connection hit me when I returned home: the photo she picked out was the vibrant yellow sunflower, a beautiful reminder of the sun I used to draw. Her support means the world to my inner child's creative spirit.

The Core Emotional Healing® process works because it doesn't just treat the symptoms, it gets right to the source. It gives you the tools to heal and re-parent your wounded self, integrate that healing with nature and spirit, and turn your life into living proof of your own reclaimed power.

This personal healing is what lights the way for the wound of the world. When we look around, we see the pattern everywhere in the women who are still supporting abusive men in power and who try to silence and shut down the truth-tellers.

That’s the generational trauma playing out on a global stage. The solution is the deep inner work. We must all choose to heal both the father and mother wound within ourselves to break the cycle and claim our collective power.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions.

With lots of love,

Elicia

P.S. Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year Fire Horse energy, which is all about taking bold action and embracing your true, unfettered spirit! What a perfect synchronicity for a message on breaking free from generational cycles and living in your reclaimed power. Happy New Year!

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