I am working on opening my heart. Looking back on my childhood years, I can see how I protected my heart by building walls around it. It seems the more I was abused, the thicker the walls got.…
In these past months I have been working on hiding. It is so easy to get trapped in our everyday lives and our everyday thinking about our lives. Our habits can capture months, years, even lifetimes.…
I am in the grieving stages of my healing journey from child abuse. I started this process years ago without realizing it. I think all of us who have lost something or someone begin the grieving process immediately unknowingly.…
It never ceases to amaze me how life can show you gratitude if you let it. Actually, how God will show you new ways to live your life if you are open to His gifts and receiving.…
I am at a pivotable place in my life and career. I have trained myself to stay isolated only sharing what I thought was worthy of being heard. As I am reaching out, building trust in myself and those I decide to put my faith in, I am experiencing feelings that are unfamiliar to me.…
I’ve been thinking about ‘fun’ lately. It seems like ‘fun’ is another one of those lost child development milestones for adult survivors of child abuse. I mean who has time to learn about fun when you are consumed with surviving.…
