Military Sexual Trauma

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[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

My trauma was more from the abuse I took after reporting than the physical rape. #MilitarySexualTrauma #MSTandME #PeerSupport If I dont speak out, I am part of the problem!

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In IAVA’s most recent survey, 73% of members that reported their sexual assault experienced some sort of retaliation. @KaitHetrick @iava https://t.co/AZnFEuVQYL

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Regarding TRAUMA. You can learn to process the facts, correctly compartmentalize them and work out the kinks in thinking. Then kick its ass and desensitize your body from its effects. #MilitarySexualTrauma #MSTandME #PeerSupport

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

If you don't speak up when someone is being abused, you are part of the problem.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

We all make mistakes. How we deal with them is what defines us.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Healing is not about fixing you but more about fixing your vision of you.

Forgive yourself for your mistakes or perceived mistakes and move on. Self Punishment does absolutely no good. We all make mistakes.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

You’re only a small set of good decisions away from manifesting the life you want.

Crazy to not start, when you think about it.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Stand up to the nasty inner voice.

We all learn by making mistakes. We can turn those into something or we can let the nasty inner voice stop progress.

If you let your inner voice beat you up. Those mistakes become weights, holding you down.

No negative talk. EVER.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Painful truth...

Most people won't get better. Instead, they want to be the same person, with the same habits, hoping for different results.

Change is making different choices than your norm. Creating a new habit can be waking up 5 minutes earlier each day to stretch.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

My book will be released later this month. A More Confident You. Keep an eye out.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Most people don't lack skills, they lack confidence.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Dreams... you need to explore them to create the visions of your future. Then it is just consistent movement in that direction.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

I am free to go forward, no longer paralyzed by fear of making mistakes. I know I will make them, and they are part of my learning curve.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Accepting I need to be real, vulnerable, and okay as a flawed human, taught me the best life lessons.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

"What if I fail?"

What if you don't?

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

If you want to help your kids, help yourself. They learn best by example.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Talk back to your inner critic. You have many successes to counter your negative thoughts.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

It is not what you are that is holding you back. It is what you think you are not.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

Peer pressure is only bad when you have poor-quality peers.

[Military Sexual Trauma @MSTandME]

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision. It is time to improve your life!