Healing Journey — Who Am I Without the Pain? | What Moves You When the Pain is Processed/Lessened?

On the healing journey, there comes a point when you've processed out a lot of the hurt and you wonder, who am I without the pain? Or, who am I without the same intensity of pain?

If you grew up in an unsafe environment and experienced trauma, you've likely found ways to manage your pain (maybe addictions to numb it out, maybe expressing it as anger). As you heal deeper and deeper, you find less pain inhabiting your body and thus, the source that used to move you (i.e., the pain) is no longer available as motivator. This leads to the next question:

What moves you through life when the pain has been purged?

These are pertinent inquiries on the path to homecoming, returning home -- whether you are a recovering addict in sobriety or healing deep trauma.

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