Monthly Archives: June 2011

Anger Silences

Preparing for this anniversary week, I scheduled extra counseling sessions. On the first day with my therapist, instead of feeling compassion for myself and what had been done to me, I kept getting stuck in anger. Since this was an ongoing trend for me, … Continue reading

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Well Trained to Stay Silent

Last week while I was meeting the director of the facility where I was brought after my rape, I was triggered by something we were talking about. This woman, a therapist; victimologist; trainer; and liaison to the police and detectives; knew … Continue reading

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Not Broken

When I look into the mirror, I don’t [yet] see a survivor, I see a damaged broken woman. Instead of seeing courage and tenacity, that I pulled from deep inside, I see a failure. This, I am finally starting to … Continue reading

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Geese Parents

As you know I now live on a man-made lake that to my pleasure is filled with wildlife, Koi fish, turtles, ducks, geese, and a variety of other waterfowl and birds. Appropriately, on Mother’s Day weekend, our Canadian geese pair … Continue reading

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