http://www.blogher.com/break-silence-0 Comments for "Break The Silence" en http://www.blogher.com/break-silence-0#comment-41036 <p>What a great project 4angel.  I am a survivor and know the healing in finally speaking out.  Good for you!</p> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:19:59 -0500 Lumina comment 41036 at http://www.blogher.com http://www.blogher.com/break-silence-0 <p><strong>Are you a survivor of sexual assualt?</strong> <strong>So many of us keep our abuse a secret, but there is such freedom in breaking the silence. I kept my secret for almost thirty years, until it began to eat away at my soul. What I could not say out loud, I was able to write. I wrote every detail and memory that I could think of, and then I gave it to my therapist to read. Eventually I was able to talk about what had happened to me, and the more that I could talk about it, the less power it had over my life. </strong></p> <p><strong><img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd109/rvminard/1000Journals_postcard.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="319" height="213" /></strong></p> <p><strong>I started a journal for survivors of sexual abuse to share their story, poetry, and artwork. This will be an ongoing project, with the journal circulating throughout the country. There is such power in breaking the silence. If you would like to sign up to receive the journal, go to </strong><a href="http://1001journals.com/"><strong>http://1001journals.com</strong></a><strong> and sign up for journal #2800. For more information on the 1000 Journals Project, go to <a href="http://1000journals.com/">http://1000journals.com</a> </strong></p> http://www.blogher.com/break-silence-0#comments Health &amp; Wellness Healthy Mind journaling Mental Health sexual assualt writing Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:48:34 -0500 4angel 39429 at http://www.blogher.com