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The problem is no one likes to talk about the cocoon phase . You know that part where you are a bubbling , dissolved mess . We gloss that over . We talk about how we went from caterpillars to butterflies , and if the cocoon is mentioned at all it is the fact that it is a safe space to change .
And it is ! Only I do not think that when you are in there you realize it . In fact , when you are in the midst of it you think it will never end and you have no idea how to even begin to do it .
And that is why with the Creative Mermaids I really try to make a safe space to address that bubbly mess . Because no one wants to be a hot mess on social media . But neither do I think it helps to go on there and never see a comment about how this perfectly framed tiny slice of life is presented as an entire perfect world .
No one ’ s life is perfect all the time . It is OK to say that at that moment you need help . That you are in fact human . You do not need to photograph yourself bawling unless you feel called to do so , but it is ok to say that at this moment you are struggling . That you are in the messy middle as you figure things out . And in
doing so you are nothing more than human .
Welcome to the club !
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About the Author
Sherrie McCarthy is chief mermaid at Creative Mermaids and writer at booksboatsandbabes . com . Her lifelong obsession with journaling made her realize that as much as she loves writing what she really wants is to help people heal through writing and journaling . And so she created the Creative Mermaids . Like mermaids , this is not surface level stuff . Creative Mermaids are not afraid of the depths . We dive deep here .
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