The Healing Process

Healing from childhood sexual abuse takes time. As much as we would like for the pain and its effects on our life to be wiped away overnight, reality has proven that there is no magic pill. It is a process that requires an enormous amount of courage and perseverance. It is hard work and is at times very uncomfortable and exhausting. But the rewards of moving through it are incomparable. Every step forward brings with it a new sense of peace. Those peaceful minutes turn to hours, then to days and eventually that peaceful feeling can be summoned at any time you choose, in the midst of any outward circumstance. It becomes a reality of choice instead of an elusive goal; moving beyond the role of "victim" and into the realm of empowerment and choice. We each have the power to move past that pain and create our own internal peace...read more