Our proposed CASE project looks set to be exciting. We all know what it is like to overcome a challenge: the feelings of satisfaction and the increase in confidence and self-esteem. This project will take that idea a little step further! the aim is for HEAL members to undertake challenges to boost self-esteem. The ideas members came up with include:
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| POETRY |
| Writing can be a linerating form of expression, and many survivors find it a very empowering medium to help work through troublesome areas and issues. Below is a poem by one of our members, the product of our workshops. |
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I go to HEAL to: Be safe Be accepted Be me Be whole Be less isolated To trust and be trusted To make friends with people who understand where I have come from To explore To take risks To talk about rather than around the issue of abuse To try to deal with the feelings of guilt and shame which torture me and about which I have almost never spoken before To share To cry and not worry (too much) about how weak and unmanly I'm being To moan about how unfair it all is To find out who I am To be free from the prejudice of others, and from my own (HEAL Member) |