One Day at a Time<\/em> actress Valerie Bertinelli<\/strong><\/a> shared a heartfelt message about healing from trauma while posing without makeup in a close-up selfie.<\/p>\n The 66-year-old posted the long, thoughtful message to her followers in a July 6 Instagram post.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d like to share something with you that might help with some challenges you may have gone or are going through,\u201d she said. \u201cThe revelatory lesson I was able to learn in the last few years was this – unless and until you take care of the original shame that never ever belonged to you, someone will come along and try to use that vulnerability to take advantage of you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s your responsibility to safeguard yourself from this,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Valerie Bertinelli advised her followers to ‘safeguard’ themselves from manipulation.@wolfiesmom\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Bertinelli rose to stardom<\/a> as a child in the 1970s and 1980s when she played Barbara Cooper Royer <\/strong>on the sitcom One Day at a Time. <\/em>The role earned her two Golden Globes.<\/p>\n \u201cTake care of and start to heal all of those childhood wounds. Get curious. Study your emotional bruises. Treat clarity and self-love like a muscle,\u201d she told her followers<\/a>. \u201cStretch it and strengthen it. Learn to trust your body\u2019s intuition, not what your brain is trying to make sense of.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd ask your inner critic to back off and instead become unflinchingly self-compassionate,\u201d Bertinelli wrote.<\/p>\n Valerie Bertinelli released a memoir earlier this year.@wolfiesmom\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Earlier this year, Bertinelli released a memoir<\/a> entitled Getting Naked, <\/em>in which she detailed being sexually abused at just 11 years old.<\/p>\n She told People<\/em><\/a> she no longer feels ashamed about that part of her past; instead, she\u2019s angry for her younger self.<\/p>\n Bertinelli has been open about her trauma and now coaches her followers on how to keep \u201cmanipulative people\u201d from getting \u201cunder your skin.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t try to make sense of their abusive behavior; it\u2019s actually a very good thing that you don\u2019t understand it,\u201d Bertinelli said<\/a>. \u201cBlackmail, public shaming and smear campaigns will no doubt be uncomfortable, and yet when you believe in yourself, all of that vilification will bounce right off of you, overcoming your need to defend yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cClarity, strength, and self-love will win over manipulation and mind games every single time,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Valerie Bertinelli hosts a podcast called ‘Getting Naked.’MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Bertinelli also hosts<\/a> a podcast called \u201cGetting Naked\u201d where she dives deeper into \u201clife, growth, creativity, and showing up as your real self.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou will never control someone else\u2019s behavior, nor should you. That\u2019s on them. What you can control is your reaction and what you take away from it,\u201d she continued on her social media post.<\/p>\n \u201cYour work is within yourself. Focus on that. It\u2019s none of your business what other people think of you,\u201d the actress concluded. \u201cThat painful lesson will become a gift. And the wisdom you gain will change your life.\u201d<\/p>\n Valerie Bertinelli’s followers commended her advice and ageless appearance.MEGA<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Bertinelli\u2019s thousands<\/a> of supporters chimed in in the comments section to praise the actress for her vulnerability and ageless beauty.<\/p>\n \u201cYour cuteness exceeds normal. It is beauty that lasts,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cAnd backed by a positive attitude to the struggles that occur in life is inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou have great character and hair,\u201d a second commented.<\/p>\n \u201cBeautiful and so relatable,\u201d another said. \u201cThank you for your honest and vulnerable share!\u201d<\/p>\n Read more at OK!<\/a><\/p>\n Get OK!’s biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Sign up now<\/a>.<\/p>\n FOLLOW OK! ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, entertainment, and pop culture via our WhatsApp channel<\/a>. 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