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FROM THE EDITOR: NATURE NURTURES
By Claire O’Leary
I’ve noticed that many survivors explore nature as a healing tool.
The articles in this issue of Voices Heard explore nature as a healing element. Each story explores the wonder of nature and how it has been part of each survivor’s healing. I’m always fascinated by the stories shared with us and find healing in each. I hope you do as well.
David Irvin, writes an extraordinary story of youth, bravery and a hunger for exploration in Hope For the Future, pg. 8. An anonymous writer shares a spellbinding piece called Tornado in my Mind, My Mouth Full of Bees, on pg.14. Myki Jones treats us to another one of her healing stories in Healing my Inner Child, A Beautiful Girl Who Loved to Climb Trees, on pg.16 . Mary Wheelan shares her charming poetry in The Butterfly, the Snake, and the Bee, on pg. 18. Claire O’Leary shares personal insights about healing in Water and More–What Helps Me Heal,on pg.19. Sierra Scott shows us the endless beauty of nature in her poetry, My Healing Space, on pg.20.
Rachel Grant comes through again in the Building Resilience section with Year of the Inner Child: Nature, on pg. 22 and the FacebookLive version Year of the Inner Child—Nature, on pg. 26 through both video and storytelling to remind us how healing nature is. Whether you prefer print or video, the option is yours on this one. Also in this section is new writer for us, Kesa Kivel, sharing her healing experience through a retreat in My Experience at the Saprea Retreat: for Female Survivors of Incest and CSA, on pg. 24. As always, the Resources section offers books for teens and young adults and links to online resources for kids, parents, and adult survivor s.
Our theme for the next issue will be “Our Stories—an open forum for survivors, relatives, or others affiliated with survivors of incest and CSA.” Share your wisdom and your stories with me at Claire@ClaireOLeary.com.
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