My Healing Journey (Part 7): On justice and healing

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Note: This post is part of a seven-part series on a multi-decade journey with sexual trauma and healing. It contains sensitive information including references to emotional process related to sexual trauma.

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I am not a victim. And also, I am not done healing. Healing is a lifelong journey.

The interesting thing is: punishment of the man who hurt me has never been part of my story. Warning other women about him, was also never a possibility. When I think about the dozens of women’s sexual trauma stories that I have heard, this detail is something that is fairly unique to me.