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Back to Rooted&Real, and this is the last
of the five of the notes

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'To My Younger Self'.

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Now, here's this last one.

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My younger self, your feelings are valid.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm really sorry they told
you you're too sensitive.

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I'm sorry they said it's not a big
deal when it felt so huge to you.

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I'm so sorry you learned to
swallow it down and smile.

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You know you started questioning yourself,
"Am I overreacting?" -

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"Am I being too dramatic?" No, baby.

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You're feeling exactly
what you needed to feel.

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Being angry is valid.

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Sadness is valid.

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Jealous.

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Scared.
Disappointed.

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All of it is valid.

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You don't have to explain
why you're feeling it.

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You don't have to wait
for permission to cry.

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You don't have to get over it
on anyone else's timeline, okay?

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Feelings aren't problems to fix.
Nope!

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They are messages to listen to.

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They are telling you what matters to you.

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They're telling you where
your boundaries are.

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So cry.

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Scream into a pillow.

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Channel it out.

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Feel it all the way through.

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And that is how it moves out of your body.

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So to my younger self,
you're not too much.

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You're not too emotional.

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You are human.

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And every single thing you feel,
it matters.

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I believe you.

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So thank you for walking
this journey with me.

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Then speak more to your younger self.
Thank you.