![]() ![]() The Wounded Heart pulls no punches and, though I consider myself well-adjusted for the most part, this was a difficult book to read. After years of conditioning that led me to believe otherwise, I had to work through a completely different (and freeing) mindset. ![]() I finally hit a turning point in my teen years when I was told, "It wasn't your fault." This was dumbfounding. Formative years, right? For years after, I struggled with the immediate after effects: anger, hurt, depression, night terrors, self-esteem issues, suicidality, throwing up walls, you name it. When I was 5 (or 6? not sure?), I was raped. The dark can't hide if we shine a light directly on it. We need to make a safe environment for people to heal- women and men. Abusers need to live in absilute knowledge that one day the person they assaulted WILL speak out. The further I get through my recovery, the more essential I find transparency to be we can't expect change if abusers know their victims will bow their heads silently in shame the rest of their lives. ![]() I don't mind sharing at all: I am a survivor of sexual abuse. I can't warn the reader enough about this book. ![]()
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