MEMOIR: Arrival in California (Chapter 5)
From Internal Family Systems (IFS) Meditations and Insights: Faithfully Growing with Tim Fortescue · 00:22:40
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I drove into California on a Sunday with everything I owned in the back of a Pontiac, the air conditioning long gone. That same day I walked into church in shorts and flip flops, and a friend laughed and said, "Good Lord, that's Tim."In Chapter 5 of Unburdened, I read the story of arriving into relationship: Mario's joyful welcome, Joyce's steady, maternal care, and the first night I felt held instead of earning my place. It's also about the tender truth underneath: real warmth, and still belonging at the edge of something.In this chapter:The long drive west, and leaving one kind of poverty without leaving its feelingRightness, not certaintyBeing seen clearly without being shamedJoyce in the kitchen: love that feels like rest instead of performanceBelonging that's received rather than inherited"I love my new life," and what was underneath that joyFrom the archive: Belonging vs. Fitting In: exploreifs.com/269Follow the memoir: exploreifs.com/unburdenedSupport the work: This podcast is listener-supported: faithfullygrowing.com/donateI'm an IFS practitioner and coach, not a licensed therapist. This isn't therapy, it's an invitation to notice.
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