Learning that things were not really as I thought they were
Day 17 of 21 days sharing drawings from my book, I AM ALIVE: Creating Resilience and Healing Trauma with Art published by Schilt Publishing, Amsterdam.
Text: Learning that things were not really as I thought they were.
When I drew this image, I had completed treatment a month earlier and was struggling with a very weakened body, PTSD, surgically induced menopause. It was at this time that I could not remember the names of friends: this showed me how overwhelmed my brain was. I found it difficult to fall asleep at night. I did not feel safe within my body.
As I went deeper into therapy, I discovered that I had told myself quite a different story to how things really were growing up. This time was an opportunity to turn up for myself in the most authentic way. I no longer had the energy or the will to be what others wanted me to be. I began to be live my own truth. This was extremely challenging yet liberating at the same time.
Meditation: What is my truth?



Our stories are fascinating. I also love when our deepest challenges spit us out the other side insisting we honor our truth. The image is gorgeous. π©·