Tree Leaves: Breaking The Fall Of The Loud Silence

Tree Leaves provides support for "Me Too" survivors who thought they had no place to turn. This book provides 366 daily posts of inspiration, motivation, and affirmations for survivors. It helps survivors understand the intricacies of child abuse and growing up in a world without a sense of safety. The book shows how the past does matters. It is food for the tired soul that has lived in silence too long.

"Let go of the past," may be the most given advice in the realm of advice-givers. Tree Leaves tells why it may also be the most dangerous advice for survivors. It affirms that you cannot will yourself to heal. Healing is a work of art. You can no more "let go of your past" than you can make a picture appear on a canvas by using your mind. Research shows that the mind will focus on the very thing that you tell it to "not" focus on. That's why you have cravings on a diet because your mind likes to fight back. The more you try to let go of your past, the more your past will haunt you in spite of your effort to live in denial, take on distractions or ignore the effects. Therapy often fails because therapists keep trying to get survivors to let go of their past. Relationships fail because partners want the survivor to let go of their past. NO! This does not work. Engage in the art of healing in order to heal. Focus on things that heal, like taking care of your body, finding information that helps you understand your experience, restoring your spirit with meditation and the practice of stillness. When you infuse life-affirming practices into your life, the past will become a tool, not your enemy. Tree Leaves shows you how to use the tools.