why do I feel guilty when you never cared?
Oftentimes when I am healing from abuse, I feel gulty as I begin to see how harmful a relationship was in my life. This poem helped me to process guilt that was arising on a hard day.
ivory tower
I wrote this poem when processing anger and bitterness. This poem helped me to process my emotions and an experience I had of feeling humiliated in front of my peers.
healing from your abuse
I wrote this poem when healing from the abuse of others and needed an outlet to process the difficult feelings that arise when learning to accept the unacceptable.
most shameful secret
I wrote this poem when processing from shame related to rape, sexual trauma, and the complicated feelings towards my attackers.
i call myself a coward
I wrote this poem when healing from sexual trauma. This poem helped me process guilt and my fear of being a coward.
god bless the places on this earth
I wrote this poem when visiting Zion National Park, one of my favorite places on this Earth.
a poem for worries
This is a poem I wrote in Italy on a day where I was caught in my head and thoughts, and couldn’t stop worrying about the future.
why is it so easy, to look away from pain?
I wrote this poem on a day when I felt as though no one understood my pain and that everyone chose to look the other way. This poem helped me to have compassion and a new view on my own feelings.
still grieving
I wrote this poem in honor of a friend who passed away. This poem helped me to process some of my grief, and is featured in episode 37: healing your grieving heart: feeling the feelings of grief.