The Story Behind Blooming Magnolia
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Have you ever tried to find resources and none were available? Google, ChatGPT, and books did not have the words for the world I was living in. Is it normal to have nightmares and flashbacks
beginning twenty years after my trauma ended? How many times do childhood sexual abuse trials get delayed? How do I tell my grandmother that her son molested me as a child? Or should I let her find out from my brothers or maybe the news?
Two years ago, these were all questions that spun through my head as I left the police station in my childhood hometown after reporting that my father had sexually abused me for most of my formative years. No Google search or AI had the answers or experience I needed. No matter how hard I searched. This is why I created Blooming Magnolia, my personal blog featuring shared stories and a safe place for those recovering from trauma.
How better to fill a gap in resources than to do it myself, right? I will be honest, I am new to the blogging scene. This is an experience that has never been on my bingo card. But, this is true for most of my life experiences. This time, I am taking control of what I can and sharing to hopefully help others.
Trauma, court trials, communicating with the police, sexual assault, recovery, healing tools, broken families, 12 step programs- these are all a part of my story and what I plan to write about. If anything I have written here has resonated with you in any way- you’re in the right place.
Full disclosure, I do not have all the answers. Surprising, right? What I do have is experience, strength, and hope-a phrase I’ve stolen from 12-step program language. I will be honest and share my successes, failures, what has worked for me, and what hasn’t. My experience is my own, and will not be the same for you. My tips may not help everyone that reads this, but if it helps even a few of the eyes reading this page- it will have been worth it. So take what you like and leave the rest (another recovery mantra I’ve adopted!). And welcome to my personal blog!
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