Got a Secret!
Trauma brings shame, and shame always wants us to hide, to not let anyone know, to keep it a secret, maybe even from ourselves.
But keeping secrets takes so much energy! Like keeping a lot of empty bottles under water. Preoccupying. Exhausting. We might feel like we’re going crazy. . .
Healing comes in exposing the secret, telling our story to others we can trust, even if we’ve kept the secret for a lifetime.
Trauma brings shame, and shame always wants us to hide, to not let anyone know, to keep it a secret, maybe even from ourselves.
But keeping secrets takes so much energy! Like keeping a lot of empty bottles under water. Preoccupying. Exhausting. We might feel like we’re going crazy. . .
Healing comes in exposing the secret, telling our story to others we can trust, even if we’ve kept the secret for a lifetime.
Trauma brings shame, and shame always wants us to hide, to not let anyone know, to keep it a secret, maybe even from ourselves.
But keeping secrets takes so much energy! Like keeping a lot of empty bottles under water. Preoccupying. Exhausting. We might feel like we’re going crazy. . .
Healing comes in exposing the secret, telling our story to others we can trust, even if we’ve kept the secret for a lifetime.
12 x 9” gouache and oil on paper. Framed size, 17 x 13 x 1 1/2”.