Tag: healing
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One Day After
Twenty-five years ago, on Valentine’s Day of all days, I opened the door of my barracks room to joke with my roommate, who I thought was jiggling the door handle. It wasn’t my roommate at the door. A male acquaintance forced his way into my room and made my life a living hell. The death…
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Signs of Healing
Over the years, I’ve begun to see healing as more of a journey and less of a destination. It’s not a box to check…it’s one of the many areas in my life that continually teaches me new things about my inner being, my core beliefs, and my behavior. And for that, I am grateful.
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Finding My Safe Space
My counselor looked at me and said, “What you are about to face are very difficult memories. First, I want you to take a moment and find your Safe Space. This should be a real or imaginary place you can return to in your mind when you are distressed. Was there a place you have…
Wisdom from the Trenches 