Survival through trauma from "summary" of Heavy by Kiese Laymon
The way I see it, survival through trauma ain't just about making it out alive. It's about navigating a world that's constantly trying to break you down. It's about learning to live with the scars that trauma leaves behind, both seen and unseen. Trauma is like a weight that you carry with you everywhere you go. It shapes the way you see yourself and the world around you. It seeps into every part of your life, whispering lies about your worth and your place in the world. But survival through trauma is also about finding ways to resist those lies, to push back against the darkness that threatens to consume you. It's about holding onto the parts of yourself that trauma can't touch, even when it feels like everything is falling apart. Survival through trauma is a messy, complicated proce...
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