This month, Instagram user Laura asks, “How do I share my story/trauma from a place of healing and learning rather than a place of sounding like a victim?”
I was thrilled to sit down with my co-host Gretchin Irons this month and discuss Laura’s question regarding sharing her story without sounding like a victim.
What you didn’t see on the air? Gretchin and I had a conversation in which she asked, “What do you do when people do say to you, ‘I’m sorry that happened to you?’ It’s like, what are you apologizing for?”
As I told Gretchin, you can’t control how people will react when you tell them your story. If your intention is, “Don’t feel sorry for me; I’m here, I learned, and grew from it and hopefully my sharing it will help someone else!” then you’ve done your job and you’re not perpetuating the drama of the story. Instead, you’re sharing it from a place of healing. You’ve effectively become a steward of the story.
If you want to see me tackle your question on the air, shoot me an email to larry@larry-armstead.com. If you prefer for your name to be left anonymous, just let me know.
My love is your love,
