🍪 The Oreo Question: What’s Your Cream Filling? 🍪

 

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🍪 The Oreo Question: What’s Your Cream Filling? 🍪

Healing isn’t a straight line. Some days it feels heavy, some days it feels light, and often it feels like you’re working through layers to get somewhere deeper.

One of the simplest ways I’ve found to explain this is with an Oreo cookie.

The Crunchy Outer Shell

We all have that crunchy outer layer—the defenses we’ve built, the struggles we face, the hard edges shaped by trauma, chronic illness, or survival mode. That shell can look like:

• Walls that keep people out

• Constant self-criticism

• Guilt and shame that linger

• Exhaustion that makes everything harder

• A feeling of always needing to be “on guard”

That shell isn’t bad. In fact, it once served a purpose. It protected us. It gave us structure when things felt unsafe. It’s part of who we are.

But it’s not the whole story.

The Cream Filling

Inside every one of us is something softer, sweeter, and worth the effort to reach. It’s the heart of what we’re craving when we commit to healing.

🌱 For some, that cream filling might be:

• Peace in your own body

• Freedom from toxic patterns

• Confidence in your voice

• Rest without guilt

• Joy that doesn’t feel fleeting

The cream filling is where self-compassion, connection, and authenticity live. It’s the part of us that survived, that still believes in something better, even after everything we’ve been through.

Both Parts Matter

Just like an Oreo wouldn’t be an Oreo without both layers, you wouldn’t be you without your whole story. The crunchy shell is your resilience. The cream filling is your softness. Together, they make you whole.

Healing isn’t about throwing away the outer shell—it’s about learning how to break through it when you’re ready, so you can taste the sweetness inside.

Reflection for Today

💜 Ask yourself: What cream filling am I trying to get to right now?

Is it peace? Rest? Confidence? Joy? Freedom?
Your answer might change over time—and that’s okay. What matters is that you stay curious, compassionate, and open to reaching that place within yourself.

Because no matter how thick the shell feels, the filling is still there. And it’s yours.

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