About Me …
I’m 51 years old, married to the greatest man in the world, mother to 2 terrific kids, and gainfully employed. I’ve worked hard in therapy to find happiness and comfort in my own skin.
I used to have a terrible secret: I was sexually, physically, and emotionally abused by my grandfather for about 14 years. Not only did I endure the pain of the abuse, but I carried carried its mark with me into adulthood. My grandfather convinced me that I was a “terrible, awful, bad person.” He told me that I’d be in “big trouble” if anybody ever found out the truth about how bad I was. That’s an incredibly frightening thought to a little girl.
I carried the inescapable “truth” of my innate badness with me into adulthood and continually worked to hide my “real” nature. After all, if anyone ever figured out what a terrible, awful, bad person I was, then I’d be in “big trouble.”
My wish for you is that you will find hope and healing on your own journey.