The Story You Keep Telling Yourself (and the One You’re Ready to Write)

Have you ever stopped to notice the story you’re telling yourself every day?

Maybe it’s subtle:
“This is just the way I am.”
“I always mess this up.”
“Nothing ever really changes.”

Or maybe it’s louder than that—on a loop in your mind and your body:
“I’m too far gone.”
“Healing isn’t for me.”
“I can’t trust myself.”

But here’s something most people don’t realize:

Science says your body doesn’t know the difference between reality and rehearsal.
It just believes what you practice.

Let that land for a second.
What you rehearse—mentally, emotionally, physically—is what you become.

That means:
👉 The habit of self-doubt? Practiced.
👉 The feeling of “I’ll never change”? Practiced.
👉 The belief that healing isn’t for you? Also practiced.

Not because it’s true, but because it’s familiar.

And the hardest part of transformation?
✨ Making a new choice in the unknown. ✨

That unknown can feel scary. Your brain likes patterns—even painful ones—because they’re predictable. But just like learning a new job, sport, or instrument, you get better every time you show up.

Here’s how you start:

• ✅ Mentally rehearse how a whole, healthy version of you  
• ✅ Rehearse how you feel in your body when you believe you are loved, safe, and capable.
• ✅ Rehearse how you move through your day when you’re not living in survival mode.

It’s not about pretending—it’s about practicing.
Belief is just a thought you keep thinking.

So I’ll ask again:

What story do you want to start telling yourself today?
What if this was the week you practiced something new?

With you in the journey,
💜 Polly Hamp