How does it effect us when things that remind us of our childhood are thrown away?
Author: Vennie Kocsis
Writing Helps Cult Survivors Reclaim Their Voice and Identity. Here’s How.
In this post, we will explore how writing can help cult survivors reclaim their voice and identity.
Roses and Alabaster
It whispers the ugliest words, echoes of those who hurt the tenderness in us.
Lessons Learned from Manipulation
Imitation is not the best form of flattery. It is the worst form of unoriginality.
When the Photons Call
The photons call out in desperation, for the body to pay attention.
Inner Child
Running my fingers over the scars, I close my eyes.
The Ego of Self Induced Terror
They will become entombed within the ancient earth and the wildflowers.
A Childhood Near Death Experience
This passage from my memoir "Cult Child" discusses a near-death experience I had when I was five years old.
Nighttime Haunts the Muscles
Don’t store the detritus in your body. It will mire down your feet.
Where Is Nowhere?
Where is nowhere? On the edge of sanity, where all the color and magic resides?
We Are Your Revelation
Sexual abuse, trauma;Leaves physical scarsToo deep to ever leave.They etch into the skinA constant reminderOf being a victim. Torn tendons in groins.Cracked backs,Hips askew and brainsWracked from pain,From the blows you threw,Sadistic things who,Found their way to earth,Soon returning to the dirtWhere they belong,Fodder for worms,Leaving behind aftermathThat the apatheticWant to forget. We will never … Continue reading We Are Your Revelation
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