Unwinding years of conditioning takes time. We can’t jump the walls of our defenses and tear out the belief systems, the fears, or the coping strategies. They were all, at some point, a form of protection. Dramatic uprooting rattles the nervous system and can undermine progress. the way we get the emotionally toxic stuff out is the same way it got in- spoonful by spoonful. Slowly, gently, with compassion and kindness- we let go, find balance, let go a bit more.