Over on my personal blog, I have been exploring what it means to be “successful” and “healed” after child abuse. When I first entered into therapy, my goal was to be a “normal” person who did not struggle with the aftermath of the abuse. While my therapist told me from Day One that this was an unrealistic goal, I have held onto this goal for many years and have frequently become frustrated with my inability to shed all of the obstacles from the abuse.

This week, I have (very reluctantly) been facing the reality that obstacles from my severely traumatizing childhood are always going to be a part of my life.