There's a Light Within You That Never Goes Out by Tiffany L. Werhner MS LMHC PA

Author:Tiffany L. Werhner MS LMHC PA [Tiffany L. Werhner, MS, LMHC, PA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781490755618
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2015-03-11T04:00:00+00:00

**EXERCISE FOR SELF IMPROVEMENT: DESCRIBE WAYS THAT YOU PUNISHED YOURSELF AND OR LOVED ONES BECAUSE OF UNRESOLVED GUILT OR SHAME. THEN WRITE AN APOLOGY TO EACH PERSON THAT WAS AFFECTED BY IT.

CHAPTER 6

THE STORY OF MAYA THE SURVIVOR HERO

In the beginning of the classic novel, “The Great Gatsby”, The Narrator summarizes that he received advice from his grandfather that has stayed with him in his mind for years. He reports that “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all of the people have not had the advantages that you have had.” He summarizes, “…look for the good in all people, but for this it will also make you vulnerable.”

As I had mentioned before, I generally have each client complete a homework assignment, in which they must answer this question, “Are you a ‘victim’ or ‘survivor’ of sexual abuse…are you a survivor or a victim and why”?

This assignment allows them to disclose what happened and how they feel they have survived years of dealing with all of the aftermath of the abuse, especially years later after their assault/assaults. They have at this time, minimal idea of what they have been dealing with or what has made them such a survivor. It is then after all of the counseling and empowerment that they rewrite their essay, finding a dramatic difference in their writing and more empowerment than they have ever known in years.

The following is a copy of Maya’s powerful essay, after months of treatment and skills of learning to be a survivor:

She wrote: “A survivor is someone who experiences a great trauma but carries through and moves on. That is not to say that the Survivor comes through unscarred. There will be scars and sometimes the deepest scars are those that no one sees. Trauma can leave a body battered and bruised and not quite whole. It can leave a body scarred so badly that the person inside might never be the same again. A survivor can take that body and soul and pick it up and move on with their life. I am such a survivor.

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