“When I met him, I was young. I was a 19-year old. A broken 19-year old, who did not have a relationship with herself. A broken 19-year old, who could not say no. A broken 19-year-old who had normalized abuse. A broken 19-year old who had no control over her body. I could not make a decision over my body, because I was not raised to speak for myself. When my partner invited me over to his apartment, the 19-year old me never said NO. But things are different now, Shane. I made a mistake, and I will no longer stay in a marriage because of a NO that the 19-year old me could not say. I will not stay in a loveless marriage. I will not. Things are different now. It is 10 years after. I am 29. I can tell the difference between what I felt that night, a decade ago, and what I began to feel for Kem, a year ago. What I shared with Kem was healthy. What I had endured in a relationship of close to a decade, was not healthy.”
I trace the root cause of my brokenness to my childhood. Specifically, the trauma I experienced as a child.
Therefore, what is childhood trauma?
I made a short Youtube video and Podcast, explaining what it is.
Watch here:
Listen here:https://anchor.fm/bisola-mariam/episodes/What-is-childhood-trauma-e1fsmhc
I know how it feels to be stuck, and so I want to help you. The clarity of vision program will open your eyes to the possibilities of a new life.
I will like to host 30 friends as I celebrate my 30th birthday in Chicago. This birthday is also my way of raising immediate funds for the ideyforyou global tour to help empower survivors of domestic violence.
See you tomorrow!
Your Queen,
Bisola-Mariam.