Healing from abuse and trauma is difficult, painful and long. I speak as a survivor of child sex abuse myself. I want you to know there truly is light at the end of the tunnel! I'e healed so much so it almost feels like the abuse never happened! And I wanted to empower you, to equip you and share with you 3 steps to overcoming child abuse/trauma. 

1. In the words of Will Smith, it may not be your fault that they hurt you and broke you but it most certainly id your responsibility to heal. Ultimately, it's a choice that you make. You decide that I want to detach from this pain, anger, bitterness etc. It is up to you! It sucks I know but c'est la vie. I was 16 years old when I finally decided enough is enough. The pain was too much. It was breaking me from inside out. That's what led me to finally choose healing.

2. Stay committed and patience. Your healing journey will be long! It took me 4 years to finally reach a place of wholeness and peace. 

3. You need a strong support system. No one person is ever strong on their own. I know for us survivors it is difficult ti speak up we need to! It's the only way to heal. Keep speaking until you find the people that believe you and will stand and fight with you. From family, friends, church family, God Himself or therapy, you NEEED a strong support system. 

4. Have this insane belief that you are destined for greatness! All the greatest people experienced some of the most awful and tragic things in life. How they dealt with it is what led to their greatness! Greatness does not come with you experiencing only good things in life. Believing there was more to me, more to life, that I was destined for greatness saved my life.

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