If you’ve been searching for a place to heal, welcome to Zoey’s Got Guts.
My name is Tammy and I want to invite you to walk your healing journey with Zoey and me. I try to make Trauma Education simple and easy to understand. This isn’t because anyone is stupid (I know, some of you have been called that many times), but because brains affected by trauma are easily distracted and can’t always take in a lot of information nor take in complex information easily. Whenever we are living in survival mode, we can’t access the upper part of our brain fully and we frequently react in fear.
Zoey (an imaginary character I created) represents people who have been through really painful stuff as kids. She is walking her healing journey and writes raw poetry, showing her suffering. Her poetry also shows Jesus meeting her in the depths of suffering with compassion and truth, which helps Zoey heal.
Working on your own healing is not selfish (even though you may have been told that it is selfish). Working on your healing is an honorable work because, as you heal, you get to see who you really are underneath all the wounding. Your Creator designed you with great love and skill. Learning to live, based on who you really are, is your gift to yourself, to family and friends, and to the world. It pleases your Creator to partner with you in healing and learning to walk the Good Road.
I honor you for the guts and hard work it takes to begin healing and to walk your healing journey! My hat is off to you!