Emotional Response to Johnny Depp Trial
Listening to sound bites of the #johnnydepp trial is causing many emotions to erupt within me. So many situations that this dear man went through, I too experienced. For the entirety of my marriage in 2018-2019 I was raped, beaten, strangled and told that I was going to die if I ever called for help or chose to leave by my wife at the time. The assaults and threats were happening on a daily basis. There were nights I did not believe I was going to wake up so I would write an email with notes...
The Last Breath | Healing From Strangulation Trauma
Warning: This article includes descriptions of graphic traumatic experience including physical violence. If you have recently experienced trauma or are sensitive, please do not read this at this time. Today, Friday the 13th in March of 2020, I decided to do something rather strange. Instead of starting my day with work, my intuition told me to resume watching a film I had started a few days back. It was the new release by Netflix called “Spencer Confidential” starring Mark Wahlberg. I...
Unconditionally Loving Those who Hurt Us
Unconditional love is one of the most demanding practices in our human existence. Like forgiveness, it has nothing to do with the other party or their actions. The only way to truly live free is to practice unconditional love and forgiveness, but everything in our society pushes us to become angry and "Get Even" instead of just letting go and loving the ones that hurt us. The universe has gifted me with incredible lessons of growing over the past 4.5 years as more and more people have believed...
When Men Are Raped
Warning: This article includes descriptions of graphic traumatic experience including physical violence. If you have recently experienced trauma or are sensitive, please do not read this at this time. Update: 3/30/2020: I have included the DV order attachments, which I filed in February, to the bottom of this article. It includes details which I originally was too uncomfortable to share. I included the attachments in the companion piece I wrote, Unconditionaly Loving Those Who Hurt Us,...
An Open Call For Healing
Open call for healing, I am wanting to heal all hurts in all relationships with anyone that I've had in my life. We can do it on the phone, at a coffee shop, or even with a mediator. This open call has no expiration, so if you are interested, I will make time. I have unblocked every individual with whom there has been dissension. I welcome the opportunity for us to connect. For Lent I am giving up the following: Fear, Hate, Judgement & Resistance. You may call me on my phone at (509)...
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Heal Hurt is dedicated to helping others heal from trauma. We provide resources for healing and share personal narratives. The purpose is to help others feel less alone when healing from domestic violence and trauma.