abuse
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In My Mother’s Eyes
Being in this moment of time and healing my childhood wounds requires me to make changes now what I was incapable of doing back then. It is like living in two places at once, or being a grown woman and… Continue reading
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Reality shows a hole.
As I walked down the driveway to get our mail, my foot slipped on the ice and I did an impromptu triangle pose, stretching further than my muscles actually stretch, it was as if the ground shifted beneath my feet… Continue reading
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My Soul Cheers
Shutting the valves or entry points where I have allowed toxic behavior and or negative energy to seep in, feels soooo liberating, so empowering, so self loving, I feel so lightened by this, if only I knew that I wouldn’t… Continue reading
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Window in Self Love
Sitting here this morning with a visual of a scorecard and its shocking totals are prompting me to shut a door, close a window, and separate myself from those racking up the score. It wouldn’t be so bad if the… Continue reading
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In Me
“Once you know, you can’t not know”, is a quote I read, it’s the knowing that changes you forever. Knowing is different from hoping, wishing, dreaming or wondering, knowing trumps it all. I know what they wanted the most is… Continue reading
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Pick Up the Broken Piece.
What a slow learner I am, how incredibly naïve and blindly stupid…I am surprised that I am just now catching on. How has it taken me this long, almost six years to figure this out? The pain I have gone… Continue reading
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Hand and Hand…
There seems to be two energies of silence, awareness and unawareness, peace and hostility, love and fear, solitude and loneliness… There is silence to shun and hurt to push out and away that isn’t inclusive but divided. Silence that is… Continue reading
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Ten Affirmations for Male Survivors of Abuse
My brother found these on Oprah’s website, and I believe they can be for anyone who is has been sexually abused. Howard Fradkin, Ph.D., LICDC, Co-Chairperson, MaleSurvivor Weekends of Recovery 1. Recovery is absolutely possible and achievable for me. 2.… Continue reading
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Stand Up!
Yesterday Oprah had the second part with the 200 men who stood up against abuse, I have only seen small segments on her website, but the few I seen offered this, “Standing UP against abuse”. Standing up and speaking up… Continue reading
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Let the Pain Out
“Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.” ~Theodore N. Vail When you face what you actually are compared to what you desire to be, you will find much peace, it is trying to… Continue reading