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The Invisible Weight We Carry: Breaking Free from Generational Burdens and Emotional Baggage
Are you carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders?
Do you feel unseen, yet responsible for everyone around you?
Does life keep throwing unwanted baggage your way?
If so, check the nametag on all these bags because there's a good chance most of what you're carrying isn't even yours.
Society and familial expectations can place heavy burdens on us. This baggage is passed down to us by our ancestors. It is bestowed on us by society. It is even gifted to us by unsuspecting family and friends who love us deeply. But even beautiful designer bags can become overwhelming to carry, especially when they are packed with wants, needs, and expectations that aren't ours to carry.
Finding freedom begins here and now. Stop laboring and embark on a journey of self-discovery that will help you...
Call out the burdens that aren't yours to carryCraft a new narrativeCreate healing connectionsConnect with your destinyYou don't have to stay stuck. You really can discover your inner magic, reveal your true power, and break free once and for all from the invisible weight that has been holding you back.
Do you feel unseen, yet responsible for everyone around you?
Does life keep throwing unwanted baggage your way?
If so, check the nametag on all these bags because there's a good chance most of what you're carrying isn't even yours.
Society and familial expectations can place heavy burdens on us. This baggage is passed down to us by our ancestors. It is bestowed on us by society. It is even gifted to us by unsuspecting family and friends who love us deeply. But even beautiful designer bags can become overwhelming to carry, especially when they are packed with wants, needs, and expectations that aren't ours to carry.
Finding freedom begins here and now. Stop laboring and embark on a journey of self-discovery that will help you...
Call out the burdens that aren't yours to carryCraft a new narrativeCreate healing connectionsConnect with your destinyYou don't have to stay stuck. You really can discover your inner magic, reveal your true power, and break free once and for all from the invisible weight that has been holding you back.
117 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 11, 2025
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September 29, 2025
How do we recover from trauma? The Invisible Weight We Carry: Breaking Free from Generational Burdens and Emotional Baggage by Laryssa M. Creswell provides the necessary tools to take control and reclaim your life, freeing yourself from limiting beliefs. Whilst the reality of letting go of past trauma is undoubtedly challenging, this compassionate and affirming guide offers an accessible route towards attaining this goal.
What makes this book stand out, in my opinion, is the author’s direct, no-nonsense tone, which also manages to come across as compassionate and empathetic. Creswell takes a person-centered approach, using metaphorical examples to clarify key concepts and ideas. A good example of this is when she urges us to compare our brains to a smartphone in order to understand how the stress responses in the body work:
When trauma affects the hormonal system, it’s equivalent to the smartphone encountering a glitch in its hardware.
This comparison of our hormonal systems being disrupted clarifies the more technical, straight-up explanation of the “fight or flight” response.
There are practical exercises within most chapters, enabling a deeper level of reader engagement. The exercises designed to help build awareness between mind and body, for example, helped me personally to connect with my physical body. I never realized how important breathing is, in terms of awakening my senses and connecting to my body’s internal signals and responses. By focusing inward, I was able to center myself, which is helpful when coming to terms with, and unearthing, trauma.
The exploration of stored trauma, or more specifically, PTSD, makes for fascinating reading. It seems that women, in particular, are more susceptible to accumulating trauma, possibly due to the mixed messages we encounter in everyday society. Creswell also explores the challenges faced by ethnic minorities, and how women of color are oftentimes expected to overwork to prove they’re “a valuable asset, particularly in spaces dominated by men.”
Salient points are made about the pressure and burdensome expectations placed on all women, in general;
Society says, I am to stay at home and take care of my home and my children, yet I can’t afford to live without working to take care of said family.
This impossible situation is something that I could relate to, mainly because I stayed at home to look after my young children, a decision that elicited mixed responses (some supportive, others less so). Learning how to reinvent ourselves in the aftermath of trauma is, the author points out, a positive way to promote healing and recovery.
With its practical exploration of how trauma and burdensome expectations negatively impact women’s lives, The Invisible Weight We Carry is an important book, one that enables people to reclaim their autonomy and heal from the destruction wrought by trauma. To me, Laryssa M. Creswell writes with a perfect balance of authority and empathy, using her own lived experience to provide a holistic approach to reclaiming our lives and tapping into our inherent power.
What makes this book stand out, in my opinion, is the author’s direct, no-nonsense tone, which also manages to come across as compassionate and empathetic. Creswell takes a person-centered approach, using metaphorical examples to clarify key concepts and ideas. A good example of this is when she urges us to compare our brains to a smartphone in order to understand how the stress responses in the body work:
When trauma affects the hormonal system, it’s equivalent to the smartphone encountering a glitch in its hardware.
This comparison of our hormonal systems being disrupted clarifies the more technical, straight-up explanation of the “fight or flight” response.
There are practical exercises within most chapters, enabling a deeper level of reader engagement. The exercises designed to help build awareness between mind and body, for example, helped me personally to connect with my physical body. I never realized how important breathing is, in terms of awakening my senses and connecting to my body’s internal signals and responses. By focusing inward, I was able to center myself, which is helpful when coming to terms with, and unearthing, trauma.
The exploration of stored trauma, or more specifically, PTSD, makes for fascinating reading. It seems that women, in particular, are more susceptible to accumulating trauma, possibly due to the mixed messages we encounter in everyday society. Creswell also explores the challenges faced by ethnic minorities, and how women of color are oftentimes expected to overwork to prove they’re “a valuable asset, particularly in spaces dominated by men.”
Salient points are made about the pressure and burdensome expectations placed on all women, in general;
Society says, I am to stay at home and take care of my home and my children, yet I can’t afford to live without working to take care of said family.
This impossible situation is something that I could relate to, mainly because I stayed at home to look after my young children, a decision that elicited mixed responses (some supportive, others less so). Learning how to reinvent ourselves in the aftermath of trauma is, the author points out, a positive way to promote healing and recovery.
With its practical exploration of how trauma and burdensome expectations negatively impact women’s lives, The Invisible Weight We Carry is an important book, one that enables people to reclaim their autonomy and heal from the destruction wrought by trauma. To me, Laryssa M. Creswell writes with a perfect balance of authority and empathy, using her own lived experience to provide a holistic approach to reclaiming our lives and tapping into our inherent power.
August 29, 2025
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Self help for sure be ready to do the work. You got this. You will see but it is worth it.
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