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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.
Self-forgiveness for letting things get this far and self-forgiveness for the decisions I’ve made that are now having an impact on me and everyone around me.
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Healing is knowing that you are worthy, lovable, forgivable, valuable, smart, capable, funny, wanted, needed, strong, & so much more. It’s knowing that all the messes are now testimonies. It’s knowing you survived everything that tried to break you. It’s knowing that you should never give up. Always let your light shine and be yourself. Your people are going to love you for you so you don’t have to change anything about yourself.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Three beautiful kids later, three houses later, and 10 years later, I finally had the courage to leave.
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I hope that sharing my story will help others to realize we all have broken places, but we are not broken. Since that day in 2007, I became the CEO of my own company, ideated patents and healed.
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It is possible to leave! You know when something doesn’t feel right. Trust your gut
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Healing is accepting all emotions that come along, face them, dont put them away, this will destroy you from the inside and the beautiful soul you are!
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It is not your fault. You are strong and capable. Love does not hurt.
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Healing isn't always linear, there are ups and downs to every healing process. Just remind yourself that you didn't ask for that and it wasn't your fault.
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Healing means the process of discovering that I am worthy of respect. That I'm competent. That I have nothing to be ashamed of.
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I would love to be able to move on. Ever since what happened I haven’t been able to put myself out there for someone to date again. I am too scared that something like that will happen again
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Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
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Give yourself grace and be patient with the process. There isn't a deadline on healing. To be honest, you may never get over the pain and trauma, but each day you choose to fight and live is another day you get to celebrate.
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To me Healing means working through the darkest parts of yourself and coming out stronger on the other side.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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I would tell other survivors that they are loved and to receive that and to love themselves. I would also tell them that their story isn't over it is only beginning, they are now in charge and get to choose how it will continue. It is not their fault.
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There is no definition for sexual assault. If you feel like it violated you and your body, those feelings are valid and they deserve to be tended to and healed. Healing is never done, it's a constant process and very complicated! Take your time, breathe, and remember that there is good people out there!
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Not keeping quiet about the abuse I endured helps me heal. It's comforting to me to remember the idiom, "If people want you to write better about them, they should have behaved better". The people abused me deserve to hear every scathing word from me about what they did to me.
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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.
Healing is knowing that you are worthy, lovable, forgivable, valuable, smart, capable, funny, wanted, needed, strong, & so much more. It’s knowing that all the messes are now testimonies. It’s knowing you survived everything that tried to break you. It’s knowing that you should never give up. Always let your light shine and be yourself. Your people are going to love you for you so you don’t have to change anything about yourself.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
I hope that sharing my story will help others to realize we all have broken places, but we are not broken. Since that day in 2007, I became the CEO of my own company, ideated patents and healed.
Report
Help is everywhere don't try to be scared to look for help to somebody you know you could give trust to.
Report
There is no definition for sexual assault. If you feel like it violated you and your body, those feelings are valid and they deserve to be tended to and healed. Healing is never done, it's a constant process and very complicated! Take your time, breathe, and remember that there is good people out there!
Report
Not keeping quiet about the abuse I endured helps me heal. It's comforting to me to remember the idiom, "If people want you to write better about them, they should have behaved better". The people abused me deserve to hear every scathing word from me about what they did to me.
Report
It is not your fault. You are strong and capable. Love does not hurt.
Report
I would love to be able to move on. Ever since what happened I haven’t been able to put myself out there for someone to date again. I am too scared that something like that will happen again
Report
I would tell other survivors that they are loved and to receive that and to love themselves. I would also tell them that their story isn't over it is only beginning, they are now in charge and get to choose how it will continue. It is not their fault.
Report
Self-forgiveness for letting things get this far and self-forgiveness for the decisions I’ve made that are now having an impact on me and everyone around me.
Report
Three beautiful kids later, three houses later, and 10 years later, I finally had the courage to leave.
Report
It is possible to leave! You know when something doesn’t feel right. Trust your gut
Report
Healing is accepting all emotions that come along, face them, dont put them away, this will destroy you from the inside and the beautiful soul you are!
Report
Healing isn't always linear, there are ups and downs to every healing process. Just remind yourself that you didn't ask for that and it wasn't your fault.
Report
Healing means the process of discovering that I am worthy of respect. That I'm competent. That I have nothing to be ashamed of.
Report
Give yourself grace and be patient with the process. There isn't a deadline on healing. To be honest, you may never get over the pain and trauma, but each day you choose to fight and live is another day you get to celebrate.
Report
To me Healing means working through the darkest parts of yourself and coming out stronger on the other side.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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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.