Accessing Your Unshakable Core

The other day, I was having a conversation with my husband. I had been having a rough stretch, in and out of shadowy realms and coming up for breathers, for most of this year, to be honest. Having explored both my wounded and protective parts, I was making a suggestion that some of his behavior might be a protective part. He countered by saying something along the lines of: “I have an unshakable core that gives me quiet confidence. I am not debating that; it’s my truth.” My first reaction was to counter with the thought that his behavior was just covering up a more vulnerable side of himself. Then I took a beat, and a truth emerged for me…