Healing
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How to Honor Abusive Parents
How does honoring parents fit into the murky path of overcoming the pain inflicted by them? The first step is in re-interpreting honor to mean live honorably. In that way, we are doing something good with the physical life they gave us. More importantly, it lifts and enables us to see beyond the abuse and focus on building a life we can thrive in. In living honorably, we can find our true selves and leave behind the worthless feelings that accompany abuse.
Reclaim Our True Self—Reclaim Power
Powerlessness. Its lasting effects can be the difficult to overcome. The truth is that the only real way to reclaim our power is to reclaim our true self.
Identity Crisis
The identity crisis does not need to be permanent. We can reclaim the light and life that was once lost. We can thrive in a life that is uniquely our own.
The Rippling Effects of Abuse
Recently, someone asked me, “How can you possibly heal and move forward when the people closest to you have been hurt by your own trauma-induced neglect and hurtful actions?” It is a question I’ve asked myself many times. Truly, the rippling effects of abuse reach beyond the victim. Its effects are felt profoundly by those…
Reclaiming the Good
Reclaiming the good moments in our lives is critical in emotional and spiritual healing. But it is not enough to simply uncover the pieces of light. We have to own them.
Unboxing the Pain
Healing is not only about feeling and acknowledging the pain, but about learning to set ourselves free from its grasp. We don’t have to continue to be victimized by the past. Unboxing the pain helps us learn from the past and look forward to the future. We can find the strength inside us to ultimately thrive in a life that is uniquely our own.
No More Excuses: Reclaiming Power
Freedom comes as we set excuses aside, put blame where it belongs, and reclaim the light scattered throughout our lives. We CAN build a life we love.
The Power to Choose
The power to choose seems a distant reality when we are victims of abuse. It is not only the uncertainty and pain of events we can’t control, but the way abuse shatters our ability to see our real selves. Abusers use tools of pain and deception to transfer blame onto their victims. Breaking free from the effects of abuse is about reclaiming our power to choose who we will be and the direction our life will take.
The Power of the Word “Yet”
There is power in using the word, “yet”, when struggling to navigate our healing journey. Yet is the antidote of fear. I don’t know yet, keeps the door open to answers and help. I can’t yet, helps plant the seeds of a better self image. I don’t want to yet, keeps us from succumbing to the storms. The word yet adds power to and awareness of our ability to move forward.