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Self-Esteem…Is It Too Late?

July 27th, 2009 |

Author: debra

ASK DEBRA: Self-Esteem…Is it too late?

I often get emails from readers who have a question or an issue they would like some advice on, and occasionally I have one that I would love to share, knowing that it could help others in a similar situation. I’ve decided to post them on my blog as an "ASK DEBRA" feature. If you have an issue you would like to "ask Debra" about, please email me at Debra@HeartlightGirls.com. I will do my best to respond personally to all emails but please know it may not always be immediate and not always possible due to my schedule.

This email came from a woman in California named Susan, titled "Please help." I am reprinting here with her permission:

Q: My daughter became pregnant at 16, she is now 18, her baby girl is 1 y/o. I feel what I really missed as a parent is giving her self esteem. Is it too late? Is there anything you can offer that I can try? She has moved in with a boyfriend and just not happy with anything in her life and I believe it all goes back to her self esteem, I had the same issues and made the same bad choices until I started working on myself. By then she was mostly grown… please help so we can stop the cycle….

A: Your issue is very common with so many women. Due to our mothers (and theirs, etc) having self-esteem issues, and then having their own daughters, etc., we pass it along from generation to generation until someone like yourself chooses to stop the cycle. I commend you for making this choice.

As you know, raising your self-esteem/self-worth is a process…the journey from years of damaging thoughts and behaviors is an unveiling process, like peeling back the layers of an onion to get to your core essence, or what I call your Heartlight. For me it’s also a spiritual connection to a higher power. Read the rest of this entry »

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