Healing doesn't just take a little time, it also takes commitment to get started and to complete the process.

Eradication of pain, 'deviant', or 'oppositional' behaviors does not indicate healing; however, it can signify successful conditioning.

I admire successful men and women who endured and overcome unusual circumstances to fulfill their dreams.

One of the paradoxical and transformative aspects of implicit traumatic memory is that once it is accessed in a resourced way (through the felt sense), it, by its very nature, changes. Out of the shattered fragments of her deeply injured psyche, Jody discovered and nurtured a nascent, emergent self. From the ashes of the frantically activated, hypervigilant, frozen, traumatized girl of twenty-five years ago, Jody began to reorient to a new, less threatening world. Gradually she shaped into a more fluid, resilient, woman, coming to terms with the felt capacity to fiercely defend herself when necessary, and to surrender in quiet ecstasy.

Whatever happens to you, once you have hope you will survive.

Healing starts the moment you accept the truth about what has happened. But healing doesn’t come quickly. When you know that death or pain has come, you face a moment when you stare that pain in the eyes and declare that you will not be defeated by it. Then you turn away and grieve.' -Chris Pepple, Without a Voice.

Remember, healing through forgiveness takes place in the soul and subconscious, not by a face to face confrontation that ends in hugging and tears of joy. In fact, chances are that would never happen anyway, so you are setting yourself up for failure if that is your expectation.

Sometimes the people around you won't understand your journey. They don't need to, it's not for them.

Music is a great healer.

May you comfort and healing.