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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 08:24:20 EST
MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David Your question is interesting. I am currently enrolled in a trauma certification program and the word "stories" came up a lot in the two days of workshops I took last week. On one hand, we spoke of telling the story over and over again and how that leads to healing. We also talked about not forcing the client to tell it too soon, letting them find it in their own time. A person who has undergone a serious trauma has in most cases lost control during that time. If it has been an ongoing trauma rather than a one instant trauma they may take longer to heal. I think the keeping of story or the choosing to tell it is a way of taking back control. "You may have taken something from me, but this story is mine. I will tell it when I am ready. I will tell it to those who deserve to hear it." Regaining control and finding empowerment are very important in the healing process. It is not something we can give someone but something we can help them find. Lorna ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Lorna MacDonald Czarnota Storyteller/author PO Box 1641 Buffalo, NY 14215 (716) 837-0551 LCzarnota@storyhavenstudio.com www.storyhavenstudio.com ------------------------------- To Unsubscribe from Healingstory send the message: unsubscribe healingstory to: listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu ------------------------------- | ||