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***Look how far I have come...Look how much I have grown...Watch how much further I will continue to keep moving forward....6 months ago today at this very time (from 6:50 pm - 10 pm) a man took it upon himself to change my life forever. He raped me. He took my pride, my selfesteem, my trust, my faith, my beauty, my freedom and almost my life. I now reclaim what is rightfully mine and I will not allow you to keep those parts of me... I still hurt and tonight I still have…

It can be difficult to know how to help a loved one who’s suffered a

traumatic or distressing experience, but your support can be a crucial factor in

their recovery.  

Be patient and understanding. Healing from emotional or

psychological trauma takes time. Be patient with the pace of recovery and

remember that everyone’s response to trauma is different.  Don’t judge your

loved one’s reaction against your own response or anyone…

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Women don’t have to live in fear:

• 
  
  
• In the U.S., call the National
  
  Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE).
• UK: call Women’s
  
  Aid at 0808 2000 247.
• Canada: National Domestic
  
  Violence Hotline at…

Being a friend or family member of a victim or survivor is

not an easy thing to be. Just know that we need to talk about what happened. We

need to feel loved and safe. Also know that we cherish each and every person

who reaches out to help us keep moving forward. We want to be happy and strong

and with your love and support we can be just that! XOXOXO

Rape is the need to control, humiliate, and harm. Rape crosses

ANY racial, gender, age, economic, religious,…

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else. It is about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice.”~~Unknown

I have struggled trying to stay positive during the past couple of years through the divorce and the rape, but I am learning to decipher the good even in the worst of times. Sometimes we think when things don’t go the right way, when we suffer a defeat, that all…

Things Not to Say to a Survivor

There

Most people don't have a clue what to say or do. It's a hope that this list

will help. We're still your friends, family, wives, moms, students, husbands,

teachers, doctors, brothers and loved ones. There's no need to back off or be

For the most part these suggestions are…

When life gets you down and the problems you face are certainly more than your share...

When you run out of strength and you want to give up because it's just too much to bear...

I want to remind you, my precious friend, that you have what it takes inside...…

"Do what honors and respects you. Don’t participate in activities that bring you down. Don’t allow toxic people in your life. Love everyone, but be discerning on who you allow into your life" ~ ♥ Tess Marshall

“To love life, to love it even



when you have no stomach for it



and everything you've held dear



crumbles like burnt paper in your hands,



your throat filled with the silt of it.



When grief sits with you, its tropical heat



thickening the air, heavy as water



more fit for gills than lungs;



when grief weights you like your own flesh



only more…

Longing

It would be easy to pretend

that everything is fine

that life is completely normal

and that the Fates fair wind blew kind



Or, that I have truly healed

or that Time can rewind

what circumstances He did steal

of what my Heart may never find



A Confidence, that…

"A broken soul that's gone through more pain than words can say, but found the courage to rise above & face another day. Their crying heart believes that sorrows never last, and tomorrow shines a brand new light that fades away the past." -Jimmy McClendon