Quotes From "Women Will Save The World" By Sarah Hackley

Sometimes falling apart is the bravest act of all Sarah Hackley

I had built such a wall between my experiences and how I felt about those experiences that I was incapable of reliving both simultaneously. I could talk about my traumas, even walk through them, but I couldn’t feel them. When I tried to bring it all together, when I tried to remember how I had felt, I disappeared in my own head. My to-do list took on grave importance. The book I read the night before filled my thoughts. Yesterday’s article suddenly called out to be rewritten. I couldn’t get inside myself. . Sarah Hackley

Dissociation can enable us to withstand pain and loss under which we would otherwise break. It enables us to survive and pull through. But, a habit of continual dissociation — especially after the trauma has passed — leads to the shut-in feeling I was experiencing. While I imagined I was being strong in the face of pain, in reality, I was merely hiding. Sarah Hackley

Past traumas are like old scars on tissue that never quite healed properly — they occasionally must be cut open, re-examined, and sutured anew. Sarah Hackley