Mending a Broken Heart With PTSD and C-PTSD
As I drove over the bridges this morning, I saw myself (Light Dances on Water – a name given to me at Invite Change), twinkling ever so delicately and glistening intensely. The lightness of the twinkling and the glistening light on the water describes how my heart feels now – light and free with sparkles! I thanked God that my heart has mended from my over two-decade spiral into the abyss where my heart was broken and shattered into many pieces. I walked around with such a heaviness and sadness that I often found it difficult to do much of anything in my days.
The day I looked into the mirror with denial-free eyes I knew that I must somehow embark upon putting the pieces of my heart back together so that my heart could become whole again, but it seemed like a task too great for me. That is when I innately sank to my knees and began wailing and sobbing asking my Lord to help me to begin this daunting task.
Healing my broken heart has not been a linear route, but one of circuitous twists and turns, setbacks and stepping into holes. The ascent, I can truly say, has been the most rewarding and fulfilling journey of my life. One might say that I am NOT the person I once was OR one could say that I am now the person who I always was minus the encrustation of life traps created by the trauma and abuse I endured.
As I shared recently in my presentation at the annual conference for the Association of Holistic Skincare Practitioners, I applied the same energy to heal my heart as I did to my prior demise. In other words, instead of believing I was destined for failure, I slowly began to believe that I was destined for wholeness and purpose.
There is hope to heal a broken heart and I am a testament to that truth. Let’s take a deeper look at how trauma and abuse affect the brain Highland Springs Clinic and how healing the brain can heal the heart. National Institute of Health
Arielle’s Tips on mending a broken heart include:
The first step is to become willing.
The second step is to listen to others whom you trust.
The third step is to literally NEVER GIVE UP and remember.
YOU CAN DO IT.
The fourth step is to remember, when self-talk may tell you that it is impossible, healing a broken heart is a PROCESS. It will take time. Healing is possible.
The fifth step is to always look down as you climb the mountain so that you can see how far you have come.
Arielle’s Wisdoms on a broken heart include:
You are so worthy of a healed heart.
You are much more than your brokenness.
Happiness and Joy, Light and Freedom await you.
Let your trauma strengthen you so that you can heal.
