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9 Toxic Things Parents Say

The words we heard as children often become the words we say to ourselves. This short guide walks through nine common messages, what a child may learn to believe because of them, and the words every child needed to hear instead.

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• Quick to read

• Reflection exercise included

• Companion video

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What's inside

Nine pages you can read in one sitting, and come back to when you need them.

Nine messages, side by side

A simple table pairing each toxic message with the belief a child may form, and the words that child needed instead.

A short reflection exercise

Five gentle prompts. You choose the one message that affected you most, rather than working through all nine.

Three words to carry with you

A closing section on the ideas Maggie returns to most often in her own healing, with a final question for each.

The guide isn't about blaming your parents. It's about understanding what happened, noticing what you learned to believe about yourself, and beginning to change the message. Awareness is a beginning.

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If any of these words sounded familiar, the guide is a good place to start. Read it at your own pace and come back to it whenever you need to.

• The nine messages and what they teach a child to believe

• The words every child needed to hear

• A reflection page you can fill in

• A link to the companion video

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"The words you heard as a child may have shaped your story, but they do not have to write the rest of it."

- Maggie Weldon

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