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Healing from Sexual Assault
My life has been a rollercoaster the past few years. 4 years ago I was raped. I have spent a long time dealing the ptsd, anxiety,...

Lauren Lindsay
Jan 13, 20211 min read
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Open When You Can’t Get Out of Bed
“I feel as though I am writhing in a pit of despair. I look around- everything is an illusion. The walls are closing in around me, yet...

Lauren Lindsay
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Open When You Feel Ashamed
“I carry shame as if it is my second name Stitched on my back for all to see. The heaviness, the embarrassment, the pain Visible to every...

Lauren Lindsay
Jan 11, 20214 min read
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Open When You’re Mad at God
I hated God after I was raped. Are you feeling that, too? I don’t know, maybe you’re not and I was a little bit extreme in this area, but...

Lauren Lindsay
Jan 11, 20214 min read
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Open When You Need A Helping Hand...
...but don't have the courage to ask. I've been there. I know it all too well. The first two or three weeks after my incident were...

Lauren Lindsay
Jan 11, 20215 min read
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How He Loves
“I feel as though I am writhing in a pit of despair. I look around- everything is an illusion. The walls are closing in around me, yet...

Lauren Lindsay
Apr 16, 20183 min read
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I Do.
I am kind,
Because others have not been kind to me.
I reachout,
Because others did not reach out to me.
I see,
Because no one saw me.

Lauren Lindsay
Jan 5, 20181 min read
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Gone.
You say the old you Is long dead and gone, I happen to know That is simply not true. You see, the very thing That keeps me holding on Is...

Lauren Lindsay
Jul 11, 20171 min read
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Tears.
To what satisfaction Do tears bring the soul? They seemingly do nothing But augment An already gaping hole. A hole, Formed within my...

Lauren Lindsay
Mar 11, 20171 min read
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Open When You Need to LET IT OUT
Open When You Need to LET IT OUT I know that these days the rape is consuming your thoughts. You can’t eat, sleep, walk, talk, watch a...

Lauren Lindsay
Mar 2, 20173 min read
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