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4 Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Trauma Recovery
Way back in the olden days of the early 2000s, I sat a friend down and let her know I needed to speak with her about something important. Then, for the first time ever, I shared with another human pieces of the past traumas I had experienced. I felt as though the Earth was about to swallow me whole, and that life as I knew it was about to disappear. Since I’m writing here today, I suppose you’ve guessed I survived. The roads I’ve gone down, though, have been anything but smooth.