I want to share a story

I escaped 9 years ago with my 5 kids a very defeated and broken woman. I spent the first 2 years partying every weekend and keeping myself busy to the point of physical illness and exhaustion to numb my pain. 

7 1/2 years ago I met a man who I thought I adored until his true abusive colours came out just shy of 12 months after meeting him. I kicked him out a year after that so very angry at the world and feeling so very insignificant.

And then I found Spirituality and various spiritual and manifestation teachers who helped me find my purpose and my place. 

Within the last 5 years I have learned to love, appreciate and accept who I am.

I’ve learned to forgive myself for neglecting myself and my babies when I was in so much pain.

I’ve graduated Uni and am in varying stages of 3 more degrees. I bought a block of land and built our home a year later. A year ago I accepted a caseworker role for a service I can make a real impact in. My relationships with my children have come so far and their own trauma is healing. I’ve self published a book titled Why I Stayed which has been sold across the world. 

And after years of doing the work and healing and studying and reading and researching and learning and watching all things trauma and healing, in June thus year, this DV victim/survivor stood in the office space where I began my journey as a Trauma Healing Specialist.