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This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies.
The content on this page may include descriptions of sensitive topics such as trauma, abuse, and violence and is intended for readers 18 and older. Please take care of yourself as you read.
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Healing is an incredibly complex journey. Sometimes the all-encapsulating darkness that surrounds sexual abuse makes it difficult to see the light. But I am here to assure you that happiness does exist just on the other side of suffering. There is pain and there is peace, but the bridge that connects the two is healing. We cannot heal what we don't acknowledge and the shame that surrounds sexual abuse is so stifling that many suffer for decades without ever mentioning their trauma to anyone. Silence is the comrade of that shame, and I pray that my finally speaking out about my abuse, (yes, it took me four decades to do it), will empower others to realize that their stories matter as well. If you have been victimized please know that your voice matters. Your pain matters. You matter. You deserve to heal. You are not alone. Reach out to me on instagram Instagram I stand by each one of you.
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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.