a Ritual to Heal Sexual Assault Trauma
Unfortunately for those of us who have experienced sexual abuse, it seems pretty clear that ignoring such an experience, no matter how long you ignore it, cannot make it go away. Stored intact in your body’s memory for years, decades, or for an entire life, the repressed memories of times when you disassociated from your body and denied your emotions will drain away at your energy like little invisible vampires until you finally allow yourself to experience them fully and move forward. So healing from sexual abuse is essential to live our lives to our fullest potential.
There are so many of us. Each of us has our own fully unique healing path to follow. As I am sure you have learned, no matter how much support we have, we must be the ones who heal ourselves, and no-one else can do this essential and intimate work for us. Yet we can also help each other—not only by speaking out but also by performing rituals of release. By honoring the Dark Feminine, speaking her truth and respecting her boundaries, we can learn to enjoy life again.
There are so many of us. Each of us has our own fully unique healing path to follow. As I am sure you have learned, no matter how much support we have, we must be the ones who heal ourselves, and no-one else can do this essential and intimate work for us. Yet we can also help each other—not only by speaking out but also by performing rituals of release. By honoring the Dark Feminine, speaking her truth and respecting her boundaries, we can learn to enjoy life again.