We must move through our trauma before it is possible to restore wholeness, experience lasting joy, and develop our true potentials.
After abuse or trauma, we can think the best way to deal with our brokenness is to keep it buried deep down inside of us. Somehow we think it is safe there and forgotten about. It is not. We carry that weight with us. When we keep the trauma buried, it can hang onto anger and resentment, affect our coping choices, hurt our relationships, and prevent happiness. It is not until we move through and out of our pain, that we can then establish becoming our best selves and find fulfillment.
We matter, our stories matter. We CAN go from feeling damaged to feeling worthy. It is possible to heal from our traumas. It is possible to become whole again after brokenness. You can become Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese art form where they take broken pottery and put it back together with lacquered silver, platinum, or gold. It comes with the belief that once something has been broken, it can become stronger and more beautiful once repaired. The cracks are meant to be highlighted, not hidden. It is a means to become whole again and embrace our imperfections.
It's time to break the silence.
It's time for uncomfortable conversations.
It's time to start eliminating the statistics.
Valeria Teles interviews Cathy Studer on the six attributes anyone can use to initiate healing while reducing the occurrence of depression, anxiety, or PTSD.
In this episode Cathy also provides practical actions and tragedies to identify and eliminate sexual abuse.
Cathy Studer is a survivor of long-term childhood sexual abuse. After pulling together the pieces of her own shattered life, she discovered her purpose and now passionately shares the critical components required to becoming whole again. During her journey, Cathy has transformed from survivor to advocate warrior. As a speaker and coach, she is passionate about encouraging others into healing and raise awareness to defeat the statistics. She lives in Ohio with her husband, and a loving yellow lab, and has two amazing adult children.
To learn more about Cathy Studer, please visit her website
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** Bio intro and outro one by Heidi Lynn Peters.