Loving Reminders

Although I know that Valentine’s Day is a manufactured holiday, I am choosing to take the use it as an opportunity to send some loving reminders to some of you who might need them.

Loving reminders for trans and non-binary folks:

• You were born worthy of love and validation
• You are worthy of love now
• You are worthy of love and safety whether you choose to transition or not
• You are worthy of love and loving relationships

Loving reminders for those who experienced complex trauma and/or dissociative disorders:

• You were born worthy of love, safety, nurturing and protection
• You are worthy of love and acceptance regardless of what you’ve had to do to survive
• You are worthy of love and connection even as you heal

Loving reminders for those who experienced neglect and/or attachment wounding:

• You were born worthy of love, safety, nurturing and protection from your family
• Your family’s inability to provide those things is a reflection of their wounding and not of your worth

Loving reminders for asexual and aromantic folks:

• You were born worthy of love and acceptance by family, friends and society
• You deserve to have your sexual and romantic orientation honored and not reduced to trauma