A Return To Yourself
Let’s pause for a second
Take a breath.
Let everything else fall away the noise, the shoulds, the pressure to keep up.
Now, ask yourself this:
If no one was watching,
if there were no expectations,
no comparisons,
no ‘doing it right’,
What would you choose?
What would light you up just because it feels good?
Not for productivity.
Not for praise.
Just for the joy of being you.
Somewhere underneath the habits,
the roles you play,
the pressure to keep it all together.
There’s something quieter.
More honest.
More you.
A soft knowing.
A gentle ache.
A whisper that says,
this version of me? It’s not the whole story.
The version of you that existed before the world got loud
Maybe you’ve lost touch with it. That grounded, steady part of you.
The version of you that existed before everything got so loud.
Before it all,
the shoulds,
the comparison.
But What is your Core Self?
Therapist Rachel Eddins calls this your core self: your inner wisdom, your truth-teller, your nurturer.
This is not:
The anxious loop in your mind.
The voice that spirals or second-guesses.
The version of you that feels constantly in survival mode.
But the part that’s clear,
calm,
rooted.
Quiet, yes.
But powerful.
Not the version trying to be impressive or acceptable.
But the one underneath the pressure.
The one that longs for more balance,
more truth,
more peace.
A gentle return to who you are
To come home to your core self, you don’t need a whole new system.
You don’t need to fix everything overnight.
You don’t have to burn it all down.
You just need to begin.
Like a nervous system learning to trust again.
Like a tide turning, not dramatic but undeniable.
This is the path to change.
Not about becoming someone else,
but returning to who you have always been.
A life where your energy doesn’t scatter in a thousand directions,
but flows purposefully.
With balance.
With clarity.
A life based not on what looks good on the outside,
but what actually feels right on the inside.
How to start reconnecting with this version of you
Let it be simple. Let it be true.
You don’t need to perform.
You don’t need to rush.
You don’t need to know every step.
Just keep choosing the tiny, true things.
The small shifts.
The grounded habits.
The daily returns.
You already know where you want to go.
Now we just learn how to follow it.
Together.
References
Eddins, Rachel. Core Self and Authenticity in Psychotherapy. Psychotherapist and author focusing on the inner wisdom and true self beneath anxiety and survival patterns.
