Reclaiming

Taking back authorship of your story

Some people will try to frame you with force.

They’ll speak with confidence. They’ll act like their opinion is fact. They might even try to override your sense of reality.

But having boundaries doesn’t make you closed-minded. And refusing to be framed doesn’t make you stubborn.

It makes you grounded.

There’s a difference between being open to feedback and being open to manipulation.

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You don’t have to go back to exactly who you were.

But you can reclaim the right to define yourself.

Recognizing when someone is framing you

Choosing whether their perspective holds truth for you

Refusing to spiral into guilt for who you were

Reconnecting with the parts of yourself you abandoned

🖊️ You are not a character in someone else’s sitcom. You are the author of your own story.

The Practice 🛡️

Going forward, when someone makes a comment that shifts how you feel about yourself, pause.

Is this feedback, or is this framing?

Does this person know me, or are they projecting?

Am I changing because I want to, or because I feel pressured?

You don’t have to react. You don’t have to change. You don’t have to explain yourself.

You just have to notice.

Reflection One

What’s one thing you want to reclaim — a behavior, a style, a preference, a part of your personality — that you let go of because of someone else’s frame?

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Reflection Two

What’s one situation coming up where you might need to protect your narrative?

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