<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The voice of childhood can follow us for life.... > The voice of childhood can follow us for life. Messages of not being good enough or needing approval, absorbed when we were young, often persist until we deliberately develop a voice of our own. Noticing whose voice you are hearing is the first step toward replacing it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Interrupting the Internal Voice of Abuse - Workbook|Interrupting the Internal Voice of Abuse]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The voice of childhood can follow us for life. Messages of not being good enough or needing approval, absorbed when we were young, often persist until we deliberately develop a voice of our own. Noticing whose voice you are hearing is the first step toward replacing it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-voice-childhood-follow-step-toward-replacing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->