(Tw: Abuse, violence, suicidal ideation)This isn’t the easiest to tell, so I truly hope this is rece

(Tw: Abuse, violence, suicidal ideation)This isn’t the easiest to tell, so I truly hope this is received in kindness. Sometimes us optimistic people have truly gone through hell.My life is wonderful now, but I went through terrifying things. So I wanted to share this to give you hope.Hopelessness is a feeling all of us survivors know well. After all we’ve gone through, after all the times we were hurt…how do we feel okay, let alone good? How do we chase down our dreams with so much pain still in our heart? I started in the exact same place as you—with those exact same questions hanging heavy on my shoulders. So, today, I want to show you a glimpse into my journey. Show you all the beauty possible in your life—even after all you’ve been through. The Prosperity Path Program was created directly from my journey to joy after horrific trauma. And, when I say horrific…I mean it.I was first abused at age 5 and continued to be abused (by my childhood abuser and, later, by another adult) until I was 19. Fourteen years of sexual assault, torture (quite literally), and fearing for my life. There were times I thought I was going to drown, my head held underwater for so long. There were days I had to conceal marks on my body, pretend I felt no pain at an internship. I still have injuries from the abuse I went through. Some nights, I’d be assaulted by multiple people. And it was all in secret, my own brain hiding the memories of it when I left my abuser’s house (this made it near impossible to escape my abuser). I was left, after these 14 years, with intense PTSD. I was hopeless, hurt, and felt like taking my own life dozens of times. Yet, there was always a little part of me that hesitated to go through with it. A little part of me thought “Maybe, just maybe…there’s some sort of healing. Some slice of happiness meant for me.”I was fortunate enough to receive professional help to stabilize (which is always essential before going deeper into healing, like before The Prosperity Path Program).But, stabilizing wasn’t joy. I wanted the light I knew was out there, somewhere, waiting for me.I started to fight for it. It was a trial by fire as I tried to discover what joy was. I burned down more than I can remember, but in those ashes I found my wings. I found my prosperity. I discovered a peace that stays in my heart even through the greatest struggles (a pandemic, a traumatic dog attack, my grandma’s brain surgery). It’s not 24/7 happiness, it’s better than that.This lights me up each day. It makes me so incredibly grateful to have a life on this planet—despite all I went through.That’s what lead me to create The Prosperity Path Program. To give you a chance to try the journey that brought me from pain to peace, from struggle to joy. (Here’s the info about it! https://members.uncoveryourjoy.com/prosper/)You can build a life you love—even after the most horrific traumas. You can find love and spread it back out into the world. You can glimmer like the gem you are. Feel free to send in an ask about this, or sharing you story too. <3 -- source link

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