Dear Healing Bear:
No, I do not work in the field. Actually I do not work at all, not since 2010. I am in the process of healing myself from severe abuse and ended my contact with my mother two years ago. There is a lot more I want or wanted to know then what is in your share. It is an amazing story that you share, yet there is so little that I have learned from your story. One of the things I am very curious about is how adults who have been abused maintain a relationship with the abuser, a parent, often. You wrote that you ended contact with your mother at times and I would have wanted to know more… how were you able to have contact with her when you did, as an adult, was there any resolution with her before she died… Share if you would like, otherwise, best to you.
anita