THE TRACES OF RELATIONAL TRAUMA ARE DEEPLY ETCHED INTO MY SOUL.
A SUBTLE BUT TERRIFYINGLY FAMILIAR SHIFT IN ENERGY TRIGGERED AN EMBODIED SENSE OF DREAD – HEART RACING, BELLY CONTRACTED, BREATHING SHALLOW, COLD SWEATS – EXISTENTIAL DREAD OF ABANDONMENT AND LOSS WHICH MY RATIONAL MIND IS POWERLESS TO UNRAVEL.
OPENING MY HEART TO LOVE HAS BECOME AN EXCRUCIATING RISK, YET WHAT IS LIFE WITHOUT LOVE? AND HOW CAN I HEAL THIS WOUND IF I AVOID INTIMACY AND STIFLE THE VERY POSSIBILITY OF A DIFFERENT OUTCOME – OF LOVE, CARE, AND TRUST?