July 19, 2015: Author Event at Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot, CT.

My healing from childhood rape took many years, and was a very complex process. After a breakdown at age 39, I was prescribed psychotropic meds, which I took for over 20 years. I was under the care of a psychiatrist for 26 years, and experienced a conversion during those years in therapy. The conversion, which was a powerful experience, led to a deep commitment to my Christian faith. All along the journey I lived my life as a single mother and sole support of my family. Evidence of my healing was dramatic, and involved a full restoration of my boundaries.

If you have healed or are healing from trauma, whether from physical abuse, sexual abuse, military service, bullying, or other forms of psychic damage, what have been the supports you have used in your healing journey?