My rapist sent me a friend request
The warrior within me has awakened and she can be powerful and fierce.
The color yellow is a lie
I am doing everything by the book but my book isn’t the same as everyone else’s.
Healing the past with healthy boundaries in the present
Internalized and unresolved shame from one generation becomes the burden of the next.
Where the grass is really greener
I feared there would be nothing left when I walked away from all the systems I knew so well.
The gift of breathing
As we move through our positions, I hear my therapist’s words in my head: “Inhale deeply through your nose as if you’re trying to smell freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Then breathe out of your mouth so strongly as if you’re trying to blow out birthday candles across the room.” In. Out. Mindful breathing. Here we go.
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The acknowledgement
I’m trying to be gentle with myself, but what if I never believe my body when it tells me what happened?
Have the time of your life!*
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To the fathers who do not abuse their daughters
On my street I am witness to the young men who carry the pink-flowered backpacks of little girls, who...
