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This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
You are capable. You are strong enough. You deserve healthy love.
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Hope comes from late Old English hopa "confidence in the future,". I would reframe that to having confidence in yourself. HOPE can be dangerous and you can hope for change, hope for better but YOU ARE ENOUGH as you are and if you are hoping for better then believe you can do it. Be kind to yourself and put one foot in-front of the other.
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Law & Order SVU has helped me with my healing process. I also dream of a Partnership with Joyful Heart Foundation and Mariska Hargitay on my project, Crafting For A Cause. It's about using art to spread joy, support, and awareness.
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Every day is a new day, and a new chance to make yourself better.
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Healing means finding your way when you cannot see. Healing is a never ending process and it's a sign of self-awareness of past mistakes to make your future better.
Dear reader, the following message contains explicit use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or other derogatory language that may be distressing and offensive.
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I am still working to be healed. I'm want to be listened to, I want to be believed, I want to be free from abuse and I want my child to be safe and free from abuse.
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Keep hope alive inside your heart like the fluttering of a dove, that you know you have always been worth cherishing, that love which does not hurt you is waiting. Hope above all things. Hope always.
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Never give up, fight, hold those accountable, learn and learn some more rest repeat.
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Healing is sharing your story, only in sharing can we let go of shame. Shame that wasn't ours to begin with.
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Healing to me is sharing my story, helping others, protecting my children and moving on in peace.
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Healing is a long process, like a ball of yarn that can get tangled here and there. But it is so worth it. My friends and family can smile knowing that I'm dancing in my kitchen at midnight, cooking and listening to my favorite songs with the biggest smile on my face. There is hope, please know that.
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Hope is keeping the faith for a better day, knowing the advocates will help you every step of your Freedom Journey.
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This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
Law & Order SVU has helped me with my healing process. I also dream of a Partnership with Joyful Heart Foundation and Mariska Hargitay on my project, Crafting For A Cause. It's about using art to spread joy, support, and awareness.
Report
Every day is a new day, and a new chance to make yourself better.
Report
Healing means finding your way when you cannot see. Healing is a never ending process and it's a sign of self-awareness of past mistakes to make your future better.
Dear reader, the following message contains explicit use of homophobic, racist, sexist, or other derogatory language that may be distressing and offensive.
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I am still working to be healed. I'm want to be listened to, I want to be believed, I want to be free from abuse and I want my child to be safe and free from abuse.
Report
Never give up, fight, hold those accountable, learn and learn some more rest repeat.
Report
Healing is a long process, like a ball of yarn that can get tangled here and there. But it is so worth it. My friends and family can smile knowing that I'm dancing in my kitchen at midnight, cooking and listening to my favorite songs with the biggest smile on my face. There is hope, please know that.
Report
Hope is keeping the faith for a better day, knowing the advocates will help you every step of your Freedom Journey.
Report
Hope comes from late Old English hopa "confidence in the future,". I would reframe that to having confidence in yourself. HOPE can be dangerous and you can hope for change, hope for better but YOU ARE ENOUGH as you are and if you are hoping for better then believe you can do it. Be kind to yourself and put one foot in-front of the other.
Report
Keep hope alive inside your heart like the fluttering of a dove, that you know you have always been worth cherishing, that love which does not hurt you is waiting. Hope above all things. Hope always.
Report
You are capable. You are strong enough. You deserve healthy love.
Report
Healing is sharing your story, only in sharing can we let go of shame. Shame that wasn't ours to begin with.
Report
Healing to me is sharing my story, helping others, protecting my children and moving on in peace.
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Grounding activity
Find a comfortable place to sit. Gently close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths - in through your nose (count to 3), out through your mouth (count of 3). Now open your eyes and look around you. Name the following out loud:
5 – things you can see (you can look within the room and out of the window)
4 – things you can feel (what is in front of you that you can touch?)
3 – things you can hear
2 – things you can smell
1 – thing you like about yourself.
Take a deep breath to end.
From where you are sitting, look around for things that have a texture or are nice or interesting to look at.
Hold an object in your hand and bring your full focus to it. Look at where shadows fall on parts of it or maybe where there are shapes that form within the object. Feel how heavy or light it is in your hand and what the surface texture feels like under your fingers (This can also be done with a pet if you have one).
Take a deep breath to end.
Ask yourself the following questions and answer them out loud:
1. Where am I?
2. What day of the week is today?
3. What is today’s date?
4. What is the current month?
5. What is the current year?
6. How old am I?
7. What season is it?
Take a deep breath to end.
Put your right hand palm down on your left shoulder. Put your left hand palm down on your right shoulder. Choose a sentence that will strengthen you. For example: “I am powerful.” Say the sentence out loud first and pat your right hand on your left shoulder, then your left hand on your right shoulder.
Alternate the patting. Do ten pats altogether, five on each side, each time repeating your sentences aloud.
Take a deep breath to end.
Cross your arms in front of you and draw them towards your chest. With your right hand, hold your left upper arm. With your left hand, hold your right upper arm. Squeeze gently, and pull your arms inwards. Hold the squeeze for a little while, finding the right amount of squeeze for you in this moment. Hold the tension and release. Then squeeze for a little while again and release. Stay like that for a moment.
Take a deep breath to end.