Restore — Survivor Stories on the HER Blog — We Are HER

Stories from survivors across the globe plus a few educational pieces from the HER team too.

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Changing Reality Through Radical Acceptance

Changing Reality Through Radical Acceptance

One thing I was taught in therapy that I will always remember is that pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

-KelseyFlanagan

Heal, RestoreKelseyFlanaganOctober 27, 2020We Are HERDBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, acceptance, healing, radical acceptanceComment

TIPP: Skills To Change Your Body’s Chemistry When In Distress

TIPP: Skills To Change Your Body’s Chemistry When In Distress

These skills are extremely useful as they change your body chemistry quickly to help you when you are in distress or feel the need to act on an unhealthy urge.

-KelseyFlanagan

Empower, Heal, RestoreKelseyFlanaganOctober 20, 2020We Are HERHealing, exercise, breathing, skills, trauma, trauma recovery, TIPPComment

Get Rid Of Guilt And Shame By Acting Opposite To It

Get Rid Of Guilt And Shame By Acting Opposite To It

When dealing with shame, the best form of opposite action is to address it.

-KelseyFlanagan

Heal, RestoreKelseyFlanaganOctober 6, 2020We Are HERDialectical Behavior Therapy, Guilt, emotional work, therapyComment

How to be Mindful Throughout Your Healing Process

How to be Mindful Throughout Your Healing Process

It’s important to be mindful of what state of mind you are in throughout your healing process in order to get the most out of it.

-KelseyFlanagan

Heal, RestoreKelseyFlanaganSeptember 29, 2020We Are HERDBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, healing, mental health, mindfulnessComment

DBT- How You Can Use Dialectics to Validate Your Emotions

DBT- How You Can Use Dialectics to Validate Your Emotions

Find your truth in accepting that what has happened is over, and that you can move forward and heal from this.

-KelseyFlanagan

Heal, RestoreKelseyFlanaganSeptember 22, 2020We Are HERDialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, therapy, sexual abuse, validation, mental health, healingComment

Love Shouldn't Hurt

Love Shouldn't Hurt

For those who are reading this, nothing and nobody is worth your mental health. Seek help from friends, family, a professional. Take life one day at a time, and realize you’re worthy of love. -MarieC

Empower, RestoreGuest UserAugust 31, 2020We Are HERdomestic violence, awareness, survivor, CPTSD, RecoveryComment

Thoughts on Healing

Thoughts on Healing

I am screaming for others to see their worth but really my mind, soul and body are crying out for me to see that I am enough

-notdefinedbymypast

Heal, Empower, RestoreNotDefinedByMyPastJune 30, 2020We Are HERself love, self care, speak, affermations, healing journey, validate, self worthComment

Self Talk

Self Talk

The way we talk to ourselves is important. -KellyMaida

Restore, HealKellyMaidaMarch 31, 2020We Are HERself image, self love, self worth, self care, affermationsComment

I'm Re-finding My Passions

I'm Re-finding My Passions

Physical Abuse, RestoreNAMASTE ALLDAYOctober 30, 2019depression, domestic violence, familial abuse, happy, healthy, joy, life, mental health, passions, restore, survivor, traumaComment

Soft Soap

Soft Soap

Restore, Sexual AssaultNAMASTE ALLDAYOctober 23, 2019bathing, bathtub, beauty, heal, love, recover, recovery, self love, self worth, skinComment

Struggles in Dating: Avoiding Triggers

Struggles in Dating: Avoiding Triggers

Heal, Restore, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesOctober 18, 2019boy, control, dating, heal, power, safe, sexual assault, triggering, triggersComment

Confronting a Conversation: A Dive into Dating after Abuse

Confronting a Conversation: A Dive into Dating after Abuse

Empower, Restore, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesOctober 11, 2019abuse, coffee date, conversation, fear, Fun, healing journey, laugh, Me Too, partner, restore, sexual assault, survivor, Tinder, trust, video gamesComment

A Letter to My Old Self

A Letter to My Old Self

Emotional Abuse, Heal, Physical Abuse, RestoresheismeOctober 7, 2019#MeToo, goodbye, healing, lessons, survivor, trauma, trauma survivor, young girlComment

Love Yourself

Love Yourself

Emotional Abuse, Heal, RestoreKellyMaidaOctober 6, 2019empower, healing, healing journey, self love, toxic relationship Comment

Unfollowing My Rapists on Instagram

Unfollowing My Rapists on Instagram

Heal, Restore, Sexual AssaultbluewritingSeptember 16, 2019heal, Instagram, Me Too, rape, rapists, restore, sexual assault, social media, survivorComment

How Spirituality Helped Me Heal

How Spirituality Helped Me Heal

RestoreNAMASTE ALLDAYSeptember 11, 2019domestic violence, familial abuse, God, heal, religion, restoreComment

Dear Running, I F*&^$ing Hate You

Dear Running, I F*&^$ing Hate You

Restore, Sexual AssaultmeresurvivantSeptember 11, 2019love, motherhood, running, self care, survivorComment

Fool Me Twice. Part 2

Fool Me Twice. Part 2

Restore, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesAugust 25, 2019boyfriend, college, domestic violence, emotional abuse, healing, hurt, love, partner, sexual assault, survivorComment

Feminism Is Definitely Still Necessary: A Perspective from Europe

Feminism Is Definitely Still Necessary: A Perspective from Europe

Empower, RestoreNAMASTE ALLDAYJanuary 16, 2019abuse, blog, change, doctor, equality, female, female empowerment, feminism, feminist, gender, harm, perspective, pride, rape, riddle, sexual assault, violenceComment

The Day: That Date on the Calendar that I'm Reclaiming as Mine

The Day: That Date on the Calendar that I'm Reclaiming as Mine

Restore, Sexual AssaultPhoenixInTheAshesOctober 2, 2018abuse, empower, fear, female empowerment, friends, girl, heal, high school, hurt, love, rape, restore, support group, WritingComment