From singer-songwriter Laura Marie, an account of lessons learned as a complex trauma survivor and veteran of the indie music world.
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My deepest wish is to empower survivors to overcome the often debilitating consequences of trauma and sexual abuse. Writing my story has helped me heal. I hope it helps others understand the lifelong impacts of trauma and sexual abuse, and how those events alter the behavior of survivors in relationships. I hope sharing what I’ve learned will encourage other survivors to set healthy boundaries. And I hope that by practicing self-compassion, self-forgiveness and self-trust, we survivors can disempower those who use shame to belittle us, as well as those who try to benefit from our silence and unhealed trauma.