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Processing Trauma is a Privilege

Processing trauma means you are going to the trenches in order to heal. You’re wading into the deep, murky waters

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A couple years ago, I hit a serious wall. I was emotionally and physically exhausted, but didn’t understand why. Sure,

Abuse survivors are usually wary of new relationships for extremely good reasons that are not their fault. Almost always, the

One year ago today, I created my very first post, I Have Something To Say. This was a huge milestone in

My husband came home late last night to find me curled up in my favorite furry blanket, staring at the

Writing about the nature of abuse along with my own personal experience of it has been an extremely helpful tool

I consider myself to be fairly self-aware and introspective. I’ve always been willing to look at my life and my

Lately, whenever good and meaningful things happen, I burst into tears. They aren’t happy tears, they are the tears of

I have survived quite a bit, and on most days, my resilience and adaptability are strengths, not weaknesses. But there

“Well, admitting that I was abused emotionally, psychologically, sexually, and spiritually was healthy and important for a season, but I