Okay, so there is so much going on and so much information coming in that it's all a bit of a jumble in my head. I'm going to start with the insight that came in about separation anxiety - for children and dogs.
Here's what I saw: When we don't see ourselves as individuals but rather as an extension of others, when others are not present, it triggers a fear that we do not exist. Like an existential crisis.
The dynamic can require a need to work on the auric field to create a healthy boundary; it can require building self-confidence, which comes from learning how to validate oneself; it can require more spirit-level work working on individuating and embodying spirit in its physical form.
How this shifts things - when I'm working with children and animals, it gives me a new way to look at anxiety, overwhelm, uncertainty, and fears.
This is such an interesting perspective. I’ve been wrestling with how to support Leia through this, and this brings new clarity to how I can possibly help her to trust herself - beyond simply comforting her when she is anxious. It also made me be take a look at my own separation anxiety - which I hadn’t seen as such but - hm, now I do 🙃 And what they may be stemming from.