Start1love

“How a parent-figure treated you as a child is not a reflection of who you are. Or even who they are. You do not need to be a reflection of their unprocessed trauma.”
― Nicole LePera, How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self

“I suddenly felt how hollowed out my life had become. I was energetically drained,”
― Nicole LePera, How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self

“My mom, a wounded child herself, had never been shown the love she craved deeply. As a result, she was unable to express love to her own children, who she did love deeply.”
― Dr. Nicole LePera

“You have to see yourself to love yourself—and you have to love yourself in order to give yourself what you weren’t able to get from others.”
― Nicole LePera, How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self