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Posts tagged self-harm

We Have To Keep Trying

But my mom was human. Both my parents were human. And the very fact that in spite of the deep pain and abuse that my mom went through for most of her life, she still tried…SHE TRIED. That is the difference.

First-Person, Healing JourneyAngela WinkelerAugust 13, 2023Life-Giving Woundsanger, boundaries, death, domestic violence, father relationship, forgiveness, mental health, mother relationship, parentifcation, self-harm, self-worth, trauma, vulnerabiltyComment

Healing is Possible: How gaining self-compassion from trauma therapy helped me heal from past wounds

After therapy, I had a break-through and began to reconcile with myself for the emotional and physical harm I had put on myself in the wake of the abuse. I realized that I had to work to repair the rupture I had in my relationship with myself, just as I would with a loved one who had been hurt by me.

Healing Journey, Stories of HealingAngela WinkelerMarch 13, 2022Life Giving Woundstrauma, therapy, domestic violence, self-harm, abuse, St. Germaine of PibracComment