Sexual abuse is one of the most challenging and damaging life experiences from which to recover. Yet recovery — and I mean full recovery, is possible. What is often needed and always beneficial is the heart and ear of someone who understands, and who has the skills to help.
Today I want to tell you about a wonderful friend of mine, Lauren Simon. She works with people who have suffered sexual abuse. Lauren is a therapist, certified hypnotist, Reiki Master, and the author of the empowering forthcoming book, “I’m Broken, You’re Broken, Now Get Over It!” Lauren has been counseling people internationally for many years now, helping them find their own voice and have faith in their strength.
Says Lauren…
“I am blessed to be able to provide a free, loving, supportive and safe environment for survivors of sexual abuse. There will be no uncomfortable ‘Please introduce yourself and state why you are here,’ moments…. as we come together as equals to just be, listen or share. This space is being provided out of love for your healing because of the impact of my daughter’s sexual abuse and the rediscovery of my own.
“Three years ago, I found out my daughter was being sexually abused by my step-father. My mother urged us to keep quiet. We did not. Together my daughter and I took the steps to place him in jail. In doing so, I lost my mother and many other family members whom I thought would love and support us.
“My daughter’s courage led to the re-discovery of my own past sexual abuse. In sharing our story with friends, new acquaintances, family members and neighbors, I discovered that many souls share this dark thread woven into the tapestry of their lives.
“I found this sad, and it angered me. But I also found it inspiring and uplifting to see that others had overcome this circumstance. If they could, so could we! More than that, I believe that together we can make a difference in the lives of those who follow.
“We become most like ourselves when we focus our attentions outside of ourselves. Sometimes, that is all the healing we need — to gather with those in need who have been through something similar. This is microwave healing. We place our love and attention on someone else and a miracle occurs: we learn from them and heal ourselves in tandem.”
I invite you to join Lauren and others via phone the first Wednesday of every month. This all just started a couple of days ago, on December 3rd. You may want to mark your calendar for the January call. Lauren asks that you please verify the date by checking the calendar on the events page of her website (I’ll give you the address) as dates might change due to Holidays or ongoing workshops that might preempt that time slot.
To participate in this wonderful healing experience, just go to Lauren’s site below…
www.spiritoflivingwell.com
…then go to TeleClasses….and there enter your name and email address into the fields specified and click on “submit”. Once you’ve submitted that information, check your email in-box for a message from Lauren with the telephone number for your time together.
Remember, it’s all free. No charge whatsoever. So do take advantage. This is a wonderful lady, with a huge, huge heart, and with enormous insight. And I’ll have more on her here tomorrow…