@hummingbirdsongrising: Trauma responses can make us feel small, reactive, shut down, or overwhelmed—not because we’re weak, but because a younger part of us is being activated. Sometimes the reaction isn’t about this moment alone. It’s about the age, pain, and unmet need the wound still carries. Healing is learning to notice when that younger part shows up… and meeting her with compassion instead of shame. 🤍 You are not “too much.” You are responding from a place that once had to survive.