The aftermath of a tragic ending of a 20 year marriage left me in a place of broken in so many different ways. Need to find ‘who’ I am has taken it’s toll, and my walk is not yet in a place where my stride has confidence. The journey started with day after day of darker and darker places. With the help of not many people ‘sitting on my bench.’

The resources at hand was the net. I actually googled how to help myself because at that point of time, I was ‘spinning’ going from actual community resources, to various sites trying to find out how to ‘fix’ what was ‘wrong’ with me.

It’s been three years of self discovery. I have been fortunate  to have found people who actually ‘give of themselves’ to others, and offered support and direction. I have found a community resource that gave me an awareness of ‘power and control’ issues. This was a key moment in my journey, and at long last the understanding that I am ‘enough.’

Heather Ann Jarman 2016