by Sophie
5 December 2014
Abuse
“Think of the remedy,” a Sufi friend taught me 11 years ago. “Don’t look at the problem, see the person already healed, in their wholeness.” It applies to situations also. See the situation already healed. Beyond my outrage and sadness, I had to shake off insidious depression born of the illusion of powerlessness and to […]
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by Sophie
22 November 2014
Abuse survivor
“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” ~ Muriel Rukeyser. Many of us fear that if we tell the truth about our lives, the world would split open. Maybe it’s a thought, maybe it’s a body memory of being shushed or physically oppressed. Maybe our […]
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