Dear Monadnock Thrives & ACEs Community,
Every time I share ACEs information with people, it's so easy. People easily understand the science behind all of it - what happens to the brain of an abused or neglected or traumatized child is so logical and makes so much sense. But, I feel like we always step into this void of - okay... now what? And the now what seems so much less clear and so big and wide open. Becuase the solutions are individualized and will hardly have real impact without a lot of community involvement.
I've launched this site as part of my graduate work and my personal journey. I've decided it's a good idea to "multi-task" my personal healing and advocating for the empowered parent role in the intergenerational transmission of healing. I'm fighting the urge to call what I'm doing, "the blind leading the blind." But, that's what it feels like because I still struggle every single day with the effects of my traumatic childhood. I can point to a ton of evidence that shows I've overcome and healed in so many ways, but I do not feel like I have some special solution I can articulate because I'm still working hard on it every day. This space is meant to build the community involvement and I'm willing to share my journey with the public hoping that it demonstrate one individual path. I'm putting my request out to the universe for other people to join and share their experiences... especially parents with high ACEs!
As part of this process, I plan to test drive every 'now what' I can. I just finished my first therapy session where I gave my personal history and made a plan to test drive EMDR. I feel raw from sharing and anxious to get started. Look for posts with Now What... XXX (EMDR, Neruosculpting, Nutrition, Meditation... or anything else I try or contemplate.) I will post them in the ACEs Stories and Champion category. Send me your requests or share your own, "Now What" stories!!
XOXO,
Jocelyn
Monadnock Thrives Community
Co-Managers: @Former Member & @Emily Read Daniels
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