06/10/2026
The women I work with aren’t trying to fight more. They are already exhausted.
What they are really trying to do is stop abandoning themselves.
For many women, self abandonment begins so subtly they don’t even recognize it.
Saying yes when their body is asking for no.
Ignoring their exhaustion because everyone else needs something.
Making themselves responsible for other people’s emotions.
Shrinking their truth to avoid conflict.
Staying disconnected from their needs in order to maintain connection with others.
Over time, this becomes more than a habit. It becomes a nervous system pattern. The body learns that belonging is safer than authenticity and that keeping the peace is safer than speaking up. That self sacrifice is safer than disappointing someone…
Then one day they find themselves anxious, depleted, resentful, and wondering why they feel so disconnected from who they are.
This is why I love the symbolism of Durga.
Durga is often described as a warrior goddess, but her strength is rooted in devotion.
She doesn’t fight for the sake of fighting.
She protects what is sacred.
The journey of healing isn’t about becoming more aggressive.
It’s about remembering that your body, your energy, your time, your voice, and your heart are sacred too.
Boundaries are not walls.
They are acts of self devotion.
They are the moment you choose not to leave yourself.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Until the woman you have been searching for is no longer something you have to find.
She is simply the one you finally came home to.
If you could use a little Durga strength & courage to fuel your inner fire, join me for the Goddess Yoga Summer Solstice Retreat June 20th or go deeper with 1:1 Somatic Yoga Therapy with me.
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