Written on a Good Day
“Know that, despite how alone you feel, there are always people here with outstretched arms and hearts to help you heal.”
“Know that, despite how alone you feel, there are always people here with outstretched arms and hearts to help you heal.”
“You are alive and we are your proof, your audience and fellow members of this choir.”
“People learn their roles and have their scripts. They wear their masks and play their parts.”
This week we say goodbye to our spring 2015 interns. They’ve served this organization with open minds and full hearts, and for that we could never say “thank you” enough.
“Where were the everyday women talking about childhood trauma and, more importantly, life after?”
Shame is often rooted in lies we believe about ourselves. For an abuse survivor, it is especially entrenched in the lie that we are somehow to blame for the pain we have experienced.
“What if, like in a race, we were always quick to offer words to remind people they aren’t alone in their struggles?”
Your journey is not just about coming out of the darkness, for darkness is all around you. Your journey is going back into the light.
I was looking at it all wrong when I first started running. I thought I was in it alone.
Today, I can say that walking through depression, self-harm, and my lung surgeries have ultimately opened up my heart to the love and support of family and friends.
“I want to be able to say and hear others talking about the important and unglamorous healing of developmental trauma.”
“We are waving from our distant corners, ensuring your story is my story is our story.”
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