Maggie Nick, LCSW The Good Kid Advice

 
6.5" x 10" Watercolor on Paper

        "If you grew up as the, "good" kid, the one that nobody ever needed to worry about, theres some things that you needed to hear your entire life. I am going to say them to you now. (I'm a good kid in recovery and I am also a Trauma Therapist now. I was a burned out, overachieving, people pleasing, perfectionist, pushover and shape shifting chameleon for most of my life and I teach you how to heal yourself and how to break these cycles for your kids.) Alright, are we ready? Lets go!

        You are not a burden. You're not a burden. It is a privilege and an honor for people to take care of you when you're struggling. You don't have to earn love by being "good" and accomplishing and preforming and pleasing and doing everything perfectly. You are NOT hard to love. You're not. You're easy to love. It's a privilege and an honor and a delight to get to love you. 

        It's okay to not be okay. You don't have to hold it together all the time and pretend you're fine and suppress all of your feelings. It's okay to not be okay. There's nothing wrong with you. 

        I'm going to say that last one, one more time. I know you feel deep down, there's something wrong with you but there's nothing wrong with you. Who you are deep down inside, there's nothing wrong with you, there isn't." 

-Maggie Nick, LCSW


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