Poems

These poems were written throughout my healing journey as I have healed from rape, sexual trauma, family dynamics, bullying, grief, and more.

Some are new and some are old, but all have been an important part of my healing journey.

Many times I turn to poetry when I feel stuck, lost, or alone. These are poems that have arisen from my own pain, grief, heartache, love, and triumphs.

I share them here with you in hopes that they may bring you healing, just like they have for me. And if not, maybe they’ll just bring you a new view on healing from trauma.

All poems are my own and all images featured here are my own and from my travels around the globe.

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That Time I Met the Devil
That Time I Met the Devil

This is a poem I shared in Reflections episode #4. It’s a story about overcoming fear after trauma.

I fell for your spell
I fell for your spell

I wrote this poem when healing from an abusive relationship from my youth.

you raped a witch
you raped a witch

I wrote this poem when processing the complicated feelings of being raped and wanting to stay quiet and enjoy life and also wanting to speak up and help others.

poems about dissociation & repressed memories
poems about dissociation & repressed memories

I wrote these poems when processing and healing from dissociation. Throughout my healing journey I found it incredibly confusing and disorienting to process repressed memories.

the mask
the mask

I wrote this poem to go with episode 104: 6 Pillars of the Self-Love System: How Practicing Self-Love Helps Us to Feel Enough for Loving Relationships

why do I feel guilty when you never cared?
why do I feel guilty when you never cared?

Oftentimes when I am healing from abuse, I feel gulty as I begin to see how harmful a relationship was in my life. This poem helped me to process guilt that was arising on a hard day.

ivory tower
ivory tower

I wrote this poem when processing anger and bitterness. This poem helped me to process my emotions and an experience I had of feeling humiliated in front of my peers.

snow white
snow white

I wrote this poem about what it feels like to be on the healing journey.

healing from your abuse
healing from your abuse

I wrote this poem when healing from the abuse of others and needed an outlet to process the difficult feelings that arise when learning to accept the unacceptable.

most shameful secret
most shameful secret

I wrote this poem when processing from shame related to rape, sexual trauma, and the complicated feelings towards my attackers.

i call myself a coward
i call myself a coward

I wrote this poem when healing from sexual trauma. This poem helped me process guilt and my fear of being a coward.

god bless the places on this earth
god bless the places on this earth

I wrote this poem when visiting Zion National Park, one of my favorite places on this Earth.

rooted
rooted

I wrote this poem when healing from sexual trauma. I wrote it as a guiding intention about how I wanted to feel in my body and how it would feel to be rooted within.

a poem for worries
a poem for worries

This is a poem I wrote in Italy on a day where I was caught in my head and thoughts, and couldn’t stop worrying about the future.

why is it so easy, to look away from pain?
why is it so easy, to look away from pain?

I wrote this poem on a day when I felt as though no one understood my pain and that everyone chose to look the other way. This poem helped me to have compassion and a new view on my own feelings.

still grieving
still grieving

I wrote this poem in honor of a friend who passed away. This poem helped me to process some of my grief, and is featured in episode 37: healing your grieving heart: feeling the feelings of grief.