What Is Your Protector?
We all face moments when we feel unsafe—not just physically, but emotionally. Maybe someone says something cruel. Maybe a situation feels out of control. Maybe we're pushed too far, and suddenly, we’re not just reacting—we're protecting ourselves.
But how do we protect ourselves? What comes out when the world feels sharp and cold?
Is it silence?
The kind where your voice shuts down before your heart can speak. You retreat into quiet, hoping the storm will pass. Silence can be a shield—but also a prison. It muffles pain but also buries truth.
Or do you scream?
Do the words burst out, loud and untamed? Screamers are protectors too—shouting boundaries into the void, hoping to be heard. It's raw, and sometimes it works. But sometimes it scorches the ground beneath it.
Do you feel the anger rising?
Anger can be a sword, and for many, it's the only language they know when the world has hurt them too often. Anger says, “You will not hurt me again.” But unchecked, it can cut more than it defends.
Or maybe you fight—not just in the physical sense, but in your resolve. You push back, stand tall, raise your voice, take space. Fighting isn’t always about violence—it’s about surviving. It’s grit, tenacity, resilience. Sometimes, it's the only thing that keeps you from crumbling.
So—what is your protector?
Is it the calm breath you take before reacting?
Is it the journal you write in when no one listens?
Is it the friend who reminds you who you are when you forget?
Is it a wall you built long ago, still standing—sturdy, but lonely?
There’s no single right answer.
What matters is awareness. When you understand your protector—how it shows up, why it exists—you gain the power to choose it, rather than be ruled by it.
Because protection is not just defense. It’s also care.
Protection is:
Speaking your truth with kindness.
Walking away with peace, not fear.
Letting yourself cry when the world tells you to toughen up.
Choosing boundaries over battles.
So I ask you again:
How do you protect yourself?
And more importantly—does your protector still serve you, or is it time to choose a new one?
Your safety matters. Your voice matters.
Let your protection become your healing.
With love,
Marine Sélénée