PinnedCiaraOn repeated sexual traumaI hated myself for what he (they, multiple) did to me. How could I have been so naive, to let my guard down around college men? How could I…Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 2023
CiaraThis is an ode to the girl…who last November saved my life, when she jumped between me and my abuser and started to bite. 22 hours we were hostage, holding her…Jun 19Jun 19
CiaraThe Perpetual CarouselThe contrast. Mind manipulation. How you pull me in close, then twist the knife. Disappoint me one more time. How wholly I open my…Jun 18Jun 18
CiaraThe Places You Have Come To Fear The MostMy past is not caging me anymore. It’s carrying me.Nov 22, 2023Nov 22, 2023
CiaraMy favorite quotes by author Cheryl Strayed“Nobody will protect you from your suffering. You can’t cry it away or eat it away or starve it away or walk it away or punch it away or…Sep 8, 2023Sep 8, 2023
CiaraRape Recovery - Day 4,598Rape is a horrific, isolating, dehumanizing, soul-crushing experience. It brings me zero comfort knowing so many others share in this pain.Aug 13, 2023Aug 13, 2023
CiaraUnderstanding C-PTSDIt used to be “treat others how you’d like to be treated.” A couple years ago, I learned a new way, “treat others how they’d like to be…Aug 12, 2023Aug 12, 2023
CiaraValidation for younger meIf I could go anywhere in the world or back or forward to any time, and have a talk with any person that ever existed, ten times out of ten…Aug 11, 2023Aug 11, 2023
