Healing from trauma can be a lonely, challenging process, no matter what stage of the journey you’re at. We invite you to connect with fellow survivors and share your insights and experiences on the healing journey¹. Together, we can navigate the many ways to nurture our healing, wellbeing², & growth. This community aims to cultivate curiosity, support, insight, & hope.
Remember, there’s no strict roadmap to follow, nor are any two healing journeys ever the same. This is ‘Your Healing’, in whatever way works best for you—and it can be navigated together!
Explore your healing journey:
Physical Wellbeing
e.g. exercise, rest, nutrition, improving relationship with body.
Mental Wellbeing
e.g. learning new things, stress management, gut health, self-care.
Emotional Wellbeing
e.g. emotional regulation, journaling, resilience building.
Psychological Wellbeing
e.g. living a life of meaning & purpose, self-advocacy, agency.
Social Wellbeing
e.g. healthy relationships & boundaries, sense of belonging.
Environmental Wellbeing
e.g. connecting with nature, cultivating safe spaces, natural light.
Healing out loud
Share your insights, voice your journey, let it out. You're not alone.
It’s funny—we hear so much about “this doesn’t have to define you”. Yet once sexual or domestic violence is perpetrated against you, suddenly it feels like it is your only identity. You are now a survivor. You think, “Gosh, how did I define myself before I became a survivor? Who was I before this? Who
I am a retired teacher (content redacted). I have just completed a ‘Peaced Together’ course (content redacted), which acknowledged that trauma and events which happen in our life, shatter our lives into little pieces. With time we put back the pieces together, never in the way they were together originally, but with a new light
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Domestic violence or abuse which some may find distressing.
I have faced significant trauma at the hands of men . I was raped twice by two ex boyfriends. I went to counselling worked so hard on myself then met the man who I thought was the love of my life and he turned out to be abusive mentally and emotionally. But I am alive
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Sexual violence or abuse Domestic violence or abuse which some may find distressing.
Healing is no easy quest; it’s challenging, non-linear, and unique to everyone. But, it doesn’t have to be navigated alone. Sharing your healing journey not only empowers you, but also serves as a beacon of hope and insight for others.
Share your journeyIn early February, I was attacked while walking my dog before work. It was just after 5:30 a.m. A man I didn’t know came at me with a knife. The physical wounds are healing. The emotional ones—fear, hypervigilance, guilt—are harder to treat. In the days after, I asked myself over and over: Why was I
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Sexual violence or abuse Domestic violence or abuse Justice system or process which some may find distressing.
Attacked by (content redacted) who had known me since I was 14, he then stole my dog and harassed me online. This experience has taught me that I’m made of granite, I’m stronger than steel. I wish I wasn’t because it’s exhausting but I am. I wish I didn’t have to have been strong, forced
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Sexual violence or abuse Domestic violence or abuse which some may find distressing.
"Healing out loud because I nearly died in silience" - Unknown"
There is a sense of freedom and power once you speak your truth. But it is a long journey of self-discovery, trauma, pain of releasing that inner scream that you held onto to protect yourself. Don’t give up on yourself. It’s ok to retrieve and switch off. Some days are better than others.
In the moments where you are doubting yourself, your truths, your body and mind, just remember that this is YOUR body, YOUR mind and YOUR TRUTH. Abusers take so much from us. We can’t let them take our truth. My truth is that for years during and after the abuse, I felt like I didn’t
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All I can say is that my heart is full. I’m healing for over 20 years from a violent stranger assault. This is one of the most important pieces I’ve ever written so bare with me. The first time I visited a crisis centre, I requested to meet any other survivor who had endured a
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Sexual violence or abuse which some may find distressing.
"We don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to." - Brené Brown
I’m on a healing journey but I don’t know where the destination is, I find myself grieving for the life I once knew and person I knew myself to be, I’m starting over repeatedly trying to rebuild my life, dealing with trauma is the most vicious cycle. As a result of rape, I lost any
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Sexual violence or abuse which some may find distressing.
I don’t think people who haven’t experienced sexual or domestic violence truly understand the impact it has on someone’s entire life. My whole family are healing and recovering from what one person CHOSE to do. The damage he caused can never be undone. The sentence he got DOES NOT come close to fitting the crime
Trigger Warning! Dear Reader, this content contains details of Justice system or process which some may find distressing.