There are certain words in the English language that activate me, especially the word ‘victim’. It seems so tragic, sad, and disempowering. Yet as a strong, independent woman, never in my wildest dreams would I consider the possibility that I was running the program of victim mentality. In fact, I have known my entire life […]
Farmgirl and Me: Two Lightworker Cases – Part 2/3
(Continued from Part 1.) As we continue, perhaps keep in mind that we survivors of physical abuse as a group may still be conflicted, suppressed and self-protective. Try to imagine what that looks like. Well, just imagine me. The common denominator of all that I’m discussing here is fear. We victims of physical abuse are […]
Subtle but Simple
Psychologist John Enright used to call his workshops “hard-nosed permission giving.” He’d give us permission to be ourselves, to choose, to value what we valued. But he was hard-nosed about it in that he would not accept victim stories, disempowerment and the other binds that tie us that we think of today as “false grids.” […]