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PART 3: Why Trauma to Truth? I want to help those who may have experienced a trauma relating to rape and/or sexual assault understand the nature of their trauma; how their trauma may lead to feelings relating to anger, frustration, fear, etc. and how these feelings may lead to anxiety and/or depression; understanding that the pain, hurt or anger of trauma may not ever go away; however, one can learn how to manage the thoughts and feelings associated with trauma so that it will not continue to negatively impact their life. Most importantly, I want those who have experienced a trauma be able to live a fulfilling life despite their traumatic experience and that they do not have to explain, because I understand what they are feeling without a detail explanation.

PART 2: Why Trauma to Truth? At this moment, you are feeling alone; you do not know who to talk to; who to trust and all you want is something that will make the hurt, anger and pain go away; something that does not require you to think or feel. I can’t promise that the pain, anger or hurt will go away. I can’t make any promises at this time. The only thing that I can say is that together, we can learn how to identify the feelings and thoughts that cause the hurt, anger and pain and build coping skills to manage those feelings. Please remember you don’t have to be alone; I will take this journey with you.

PART 1: Why Trauma to Truth? In 2018, I started my journey with understanding my "truths" as it related to my "trauma." As I sought to identify my truths, I didn't realize that I had to start at the very beginning to learn and understand how "my truths" were formed. As I learned more about the trauma of my sexual assault, I had to recall everything that happened from the first time I talked about the rape and sexual assault and everything that came afterwards. Today, instead of "recalling", I have learned to "reclaim" my life that 34 years that the "trauma" took away. As I continue my journey, I want to advocate for the women whose voice was silenced because of their inability to express their thoughts and feelings as it relates to their trauma(s).

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