Your Wound Is Your Medicine: From Harm To Power

I share an essay I wrote in my book The Trauma We Don't Talk About with hope to lift the shame and isolation we are going through as we live a life with trauma and also to bring a light into tremendous capacity to heal and use our wounds to transform self, others, community and everyone we meet on this life journey. It is in me, in YOU, in everyone. Your wound is your medicine.

Transcript

Your wound is your medicine.

When I was oppressed,

I healed by protecting the oppressed.

When I was abused,

I healed by giving safety to the abused.

When I was humiliated,

I healed by honoring the person in front of me.

When I was discarded,

I healed by advocating for human rights.

When I was laughed at,

I healed by being a cheerleader for those who were othered.

When my voice was tensored,

I healed by writing for the voiceless.

When I was silenced,

I healed by speaking up against the silence of trauma.

Everything that was done to harm me became the medicine to heal me.

Your wound is your medicine.

You too can heal in the same way.

Your wound is your medicine.

And it's your legacy.

And your legacy is your purpose in your life.

I am Anna Mael.

Until next time,

Be gentle with yourself.

Take care.

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