“Books were safer than other people anyway.” Neil Gaiman
Do you love reading?
I’ve had a love of books, a love of reading books, since before I can remember. They took me into worlds I could only imagine, a life beyond the pain of growing up in a family where communication was more about what wasn’t said, than anything that was said.
Even as a mum I continued to read and took up journalling as well. It was the only way I knew how to get my thoughts and feelings out. Journalling for years definitely gave me so many personal insights and understandings to help me grow as I continued to look for real life answers for why my life wasn’t coming together in a healthy way.
And now? The discovery of Complex Trauma specific books, well, lets just say I have a couple of bookshelves almost full….
