Today’s Affirmation: I Will Not Abandon Myself Just to Keep the Peace

If you’ve ever gone silent in a room to avoid conflict...If you’ve swallowed your feelings to keep someone else comfortable...If you’ve said “I’m fine” when you were anything but...

Esta afirmación es para ti:

I will not abandon myself to keep the peace.

Why We Do It (Especially in Our Culture)

Desde pequeñas, muchas mujeres—especialmente mujeres Latinas—aprendimos que ser “buena” significaba ser callada, servicial, complaciente. Nos enseñaron a evitar el drama, a sonreír aunque doliera, a priorizar el bienestar de todos… menos el nuestro.

But the peace we were preserving?

It came at a cost.

• The cost of our voice.

• The cost of our rest.

• The cost of our wholeness.

  
  

True peace doesn’t require you to disappear.

True peace includes you, too.

How Self-Abandonment Shows Up

You may not realize you’re doing it because it’s become second nature. But self-abandonment often hides behind words like:

• “It’s fine.”

• “It’s not a big deal.”

• “I’ll handle it.”

It shows up when you:

• Agree to avoid an argument

• Stay silent to avoid disappointing someone

• Downplay your own success or needs

• Keep the peace on the outside while falling apart on the inside

  
  

Esto no es armonía. Es autoabandono disfrazado de calma.

🧘🏽‍♀️ What Healing Looks Like

Healing begins the moment you decide:

• “I matter, too.”

• “This conversation might be uncomfortable, but it’s necessary.”

• “I can be kind and have boundaries.”

  
  

In the therapeutic coaching intensives I offer, we help mujeres like tú:

• Speak their truth without apology

• Set limits without guilt

• Reclaim the parts of themselves they’ve quieted for too long

  
  

As one client beautifully put it:

“I thought being the peacemaker made me strong. But I was slowly erasing myself.”

💬 Reclaiming Today’s Affirmation

Repeat this with me—out loud if you can:

I will not abandon myself just to keep the peace.

Take a breath.

Let it land in your body.

Feel what it’s like to mean it.

You were not born to shrink.

You were not meant to disappear so others could shine.

Want to Go Deeper?

If you’re ready to stop compromising your well-being to keep others comfortable, there's a space for you here.

At Corazon Wellness, our coaching intensives are designed to help you:

• Reconnect with your voice

• Clarify your boundaries

• Rebuild a relationship with yourself rooted in truth, dignity, and compassion.

  
  

You don’t have to sacrifice yourself to be loved.

You have to come home to yourself.

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