It occurred to me just yesterday while speaking to a random stranger about her childhood, I came to realize that you just never know who you could be influencing when you speak out about abuse. I understand that not everyone wants to talk about it, but the MORE we talk the better off we are going to be as a society! The way abuse affects one’s being/soul is beyond imaginable UNLESS you have survived it. Surviving it isn’t the easiest thing to do, BUT I KNOW YOU CAN! READ MORE...
ACT with Love by Russ Harris, MD
I am in chapter one and so far a great read. I am really enjoying the fact that I can do this book with out my husband or with him. Travis was actually the one who picked it out, but I am reading it first…but maybe we will together? I’ll keep you posted on it. I need to do the first exercise. Quite frankly I really enjoy more of a workbook type thing. I am also doing the ACT workbook, they work well together but they aren’t sold together. If that makes any since to anyone. READ MORE...
Life
Sometimes there are moments in life that I wish just didn’t exist. The hardships and choices we are often faced with, aren’t always the easiest. I am scared for what may come, but I am excited for all that can be. I know there are things we do in life that in the moment, are the choices we know to make. However, with each day and each step we learn and grow. There are days where being a victim is all you know. There are days where you will say you are a survivor. Either way, trust your gut and learn to move forward in life. Life is what we make it. Mine as well make the best of it. READ MORE...
New Therapist?
How do you feel about finding/starting a new therapist? I am super anxious about having new insurance and knowing that I have to “start all over”. Though, I only see my therapist on an as needed basis, knowing that I will have to explain the back story all over again is never any fun. Three years with the same person, who has really taught me so much then those in the past and now having to switch because of insurance just isn’t fair! Oh the anxiety of it all 
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Numb
I am feeling so very numb right now. There are no words to describe how I feel, what I am feeling. Numb is as close as I can describe that the rest of the world can semi understand. My heart is broken, the tears have not stopped, and the chaos continues to circle around me. I am so very very sad, and yet the rainbow seems so very far away. READ MORE...
Please see page on FaceBook!!!
Thank you for all the kind words of encouragement and support of the years of helping others heal. I know I am on the right path! I love knowing that every day we are all making a difference by talking about our stories and sharing our experiences with others. It does help. I wish this site had existed ten years ago when I had finally talked about the abuse by my father’s hands. It is not easy to over come, in fact I don’t think I’ll ever be “totally healed” but it feels great to get to a place where loving my husband doesn’t feel like a chore. READ MORE...
9 years ago…
9 years ago today started my healing process when I told my sister about the abuse from my father’s hands. It wasn’t easy. I remember it very clearly. It was so insanely difficult to get the first few words out, but I must say it changed my life for the better, forever. I love that I can talk and now help other people heal. I hate that I endured the abuse, but at the same time I have the strength to survive so much more because of it. READ MORE...
Quick BIO:
With the upcoming SafePlace Field Day I was asked to write a quick bio of my story, what I want to represent, and my message for a radio show I will be interviewing with on April 17th (links to come). I wanted to share those thoughts with you. READ MORE...