# @melissasmithalign on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKSzvK-BB2c
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59825984-melissasmithalign-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/99cc809a85.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-05-30T22:07:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Melissa Smith 🌈Nervous System Whisperer| Stress Alchemy Expert (@melissasmithalign) — https://gondola.cc/melissasmithalign

## Caption

From self-loathing to self-loving…

Not through force.

But through reclamation.

Clinically 🔬we understand that self-loathing is often a protective part.

Born from trauma, shame, or unmet needs.

It criticizes to protect. It punishes to prevent deeper pain.

Spiritually ✨it’s a cry from the soul.

A part of you that’s been waiting to be held, not hated.

Heard, not hidden.

Healing begins when we stop asking,

“What’s wrong with me?”

and start wondering,

“What happened to me?”

What if the part of you that’s hardest to love is actually the one that needs it most?

#nervoussystemregulation #traumarecovery #personalgrowth #traumahealing #somatics #stressrelief #mentalhealth #somatichealing

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## Tags

somatichealing, traumarecovery, nervoussystemregulation, traumahealing, stressrelief, personalgrowth, mentalhealth, somatics

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