04/25/2026
At the beginning of April, I shared a piece of my story about childhood sexual abuse and grooming at the hands of my parents, beginning when I was an infant. Since then, I’ve been in what I can only describe as a deep internal reconstruction.
As I’ve been moving through that process, more layers have come to the surface. This is one of them.
18 years ago, I had an abortion. For a long time, I carried a deep, quiet shame around that choice. I’ve worked through much of it, but some of it lingered in the corners.
For years, I believed I was being punished. I believed I was unworthy of love. That something in me was fundamentally broken. I now understand that God was not punishing me. That was never what was happening.
At that time, I didn’t understand what I was living with. My CPTSD wasn’t something I had language for yet. That awareness came later.
I only knew how I felt
defective, unlovable, filled with self-hatred.
My sense of self was shaped by a childhood rooted in sexual, physical, and emotional abuse from both of my parents. That was the lens I saw myself through. That was the voice I believed.
What I understand now is this
that was never the truth of me.
I was carrying pain that was never mine to hold. And slowly, gently, I’ve been setting it down, doing the deep, soul-level healing work.
Be kind to yourself…… Always🕯️🫂🤍