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How storytelling helped me heal | Healing from Sexual Abuse Vlog, Ep. 5
<----- This is a photo of the trees and me being supermodel Awesome. Down below is a video (vlog post) of the trees and me being not supermodel but superhero AWESOME. Seriously. One year ago there was NO WAY you would have found me talking this openly about my...
Coming home to our bodies: trauma and justice
by Hayley Brooks This piece is a cross-post, originally published on January 29, 2016, on the Brethren Mennonite Council website. My senior year of high school, I was talking to a school counselor about an experience I had earlier that year with another classmate. As...
Self-Care: Indulgence or Preservation? | Healing from Sexual Abuse Vlog, Ep. 4
Have you heard the term self-care mentioned a time or two? How does it make you feel? Do you shrug your shoulders and say, "Self-care? Who on earth has time for that?!" Many people in the Christian and activist world lack a self-care discipline. I can't even count how...
What is compassion, anyway? | Healing from Sexual Abuse Vlog, Ep. 3
Have you ever thought about compassion? I mean, reallllly thought about it? Have you considered the line Jesus says, "Love your neighbor as yourself," and rather than use it to justify how we treat others, look at it as a reflection of how we treat ourselves? Most of...
Exploring Identity: Who Am I? | Healing from Sexual Abuse Vlog, Ep. 2
Thank you everyone for your support, kind words, and thoughts that were shared yesterday. I felt so loved and held by this amazing community. If you didn't see yesterday's vlog on vulnerability, it's not too late to check it out here. As I mention at the beginning of...
Video Vulnerability | Healing from Sexual Abuse, Ep.1
I've been debating whether or not to post this for the past 24+ hours. To say that it is embarrassing is an understatement. I showed my closest friend the video below, asking their honest opinion on whether or not I should launch a vlogging (video blog) series for Our...
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