Your notion about scars brings to mind the Japanese art of Kintsugi: mending broken pottery with glue and gold. The idea is to honor and celebrate the cracks, illuminating them rather than hiding them. As a survivor of multiple family traumas and childhood sexual molestation, this notion of my scars being honored and not having to be hidden, has been powerful in my reclamation of my worth.
Today at age 54, I recently completed my Master's in Narrative Therapy Practices which honors the many layers of external influence that impact how we see ourselves and others. I developed a new practice: Kintsugi Narrative in which we explor metaphors of broken, pieces, glue, mending. I wok with survivors of abuse and trauma. I'm forever grateful to witness them arrive to more grace for themselves through this practice. ♡
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Thank you Alicia. Here's to grace.♡
Your notion about scars brings to mind the Japanese art of Kintsugi: mending broken pottery with glue and gold. The idea is to honor and celebrate the cracks, illuminating them rather than hiding them. As a survivor of multiple family traumas and childhood sexual molestation, this notion of my scars being honored and not having to be hidden, has been powerful in my reclamation of my worth.
Today at age 54, I recently completed my Master's in Narrative Therapy Practices which honors the many layers of external influence that impact how we see ourselves and others. I developed a new practice: Kintsugi Narrative in which we explor metaphors of broken, pieces, glue, mending. I wok with survivors of abuse and trauma. I'm forever grateful to witness them arrive to more grace for themselves through this practice. ♡