Creative Curiosity by Nathalie Le Riche — emotional freedom

As a child, I often heard the words: “Don’t,” “You shouldn’t,” “You should do this,” “You can’t.” Over time, these phrases created an unconscious belief that I wasn’t allowed to be myself. I learned that the feelings of others mattered more than mine, and that my role was to obey in order to keep them happy. If I didn’t, their unhappiness seemed to prove I was the cause — that I must have done something wrong, that I was a bad person. When these beliefs go unquestioned, they follow us into adulthood. I found myself repeating the same words to...

Fear can be a wise guide—or a quiet captor. Sometimes it protects us, reminding us not to leap without looking. But other times, fear becomes a whispering jailer, keeping us stuck in a cage with the door wide open. We forget we’re free to walk out.So how do we know when fear is serving us… and when it’s holding us back? The answer often lives in how we feel. If we’re experiencing joy, curiosity, or expansion, fear may be nudging us toward growth. But if we’re feeling tightness, dread, or emotional pain, fear might be asking us to pause and...