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Daring to Share

Trauma to Recovery

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Presenting 6 women in recovery who found the

courage to share impactful accounts of survival by describing degrees of resilience most cannot imagine committing to.

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Diana Reyers Introduces

6 authors | 6 chapters | 6 stories

Excerpt from Daring to Share Trauma to Recovery
Chapter 2 by DenaMaria Milanese ~ Inspiration

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Early on, a beautiful night-time routine developed after my mother gave me a set of Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories. This special time became a great comfort to me because I believed there was something watching over and protecting me through life within these stories. I read these stories and other fairy tales over and over again; my favourite was Cinderella. While I read, I fantasized about the day my prince would come and take me up one of the mountains to a castle where we would live happily ever after. 

 

One night when I was nine years old, I went to bed and was molested and raped. My fairy tale fantasy faded away in an instant and my safe haven was destroyed. I was so afraid of the man who did this to me that I froze and was not able to scream for help. My life changed in an instant; I felt damaged, dirty, ugly and disconnected from all aspects of feeling human. To this day, I experience moments when I hear his breath and my body immediately tenses as I respond to the memory of what happened so many years ago.

 

This sensation sometimes lasts for only a moment, but there are times when it seems endless as I focus on moving past the trauma that caused me to stop believing in God so many years ago.

Reviews
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Being part of the journey of this book and meeting Diana has made a huge impact on my life, both personally and professionally.  Until working with Diana on this particular Dream Project, I didn’t realize how much authenticity was actually missing in my life.  The Daring to Share movement gave me insight into how powerful sharing one's story and true self can be...

~ Philippa Douglas
Head of Fundraising, Karis Support Society
Project Coodinator, The Dream Project;
Daring to Share Trauma to Recovery

These stories of recovery take you from a place of awe and heartbreak to grit and resilience. They inspire you to take action in your life, no matter what is going on for you, to be a better person. Those that dared to share did so with grace, humour, and great self-reflection…

~ Tamara McLellen
 Humanitarian | Wild Breath
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

After reading Diana’s collected stories, I felt grateful and inspired. Grateful because it is apparent that I and many others are NOT alone in our separate journeys. Inspired because each of these women stepped up to share their stories in order to provide strength and to elevate others…

~ Bill Welychka
Co-host & Co-Producer of
The Morning Show on Global News Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Meet theAuthors 

The Authors

The Legacy Project

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Created by
Diana Reyers
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Inspired by
The Love of Her Life,
Hank

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The Legacy Project:​​

Daring to Share Who I Am

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Share Your Legacy with

Future Generations

Hank's Parkinson's story began on a Saturday morning in 2011 while reading the Kingston Whig Standard. We each had a section of our local newspaper, and I became distracted by a rattling of paper coming from where he sat across the room. Lounging with his legs up on the sofa, I noticed the newspaper shaking in his hands that rested on his hips. As I took in what was happening, I realized that his leg was tremoring and was the source of an uncontrollable repetitive movement. I placed the obituaries on my lap and asked him, "What's going on with your leg over there?" He looked over at me and said, "I've had this for a few days now. I should probably have it checked." I immediately thought, "That looks like Parkinson's."

 

He hadn't felt well for over a year with no medical answers and as a result had retired a week earlier at the age of 59. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease soon after, and recently during one of my daily morning visits at the nursing home where he now resides, he shared that he believed his legacy had changed forever that day and he wondered, "Is this how my 3-year-old grandson is going to remember me, sitting disabled in a chair?"

 

I immediately reassured him, "No, that is not your legacy. I will make sure that Hendrik knows 'who' you are, including  your passions, your purpose, and how you honoured your values and lived and lead your life in line with them—your grandson will know that you were kind, genuine, compassionate, and generous, among so many more incredible attributes you possess, and I will share stories with him that validate that you lead your life guided by those impactful characteristics." 

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That conversation inspired me to create The Legacy Project: Daring to Share Who I am. It's an intentional project for those seeking a way to ensure that generations to come will understand and know who you or your spouse, partner, or friend are from their inner-most authentic selves. It encompasses writing 8 stories of past experiences that validate your values and deeply held beliefs or those of a loved one—not to publish, just to share with those who are near and dear to you. 

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This is a way to ensure that future generations know 'who' you are—the way you want them to remember you and saved electronically on a pdf to share.

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Whether for you or someone else in your life, I'm here to support you to begin sharing that authentic legacy. 

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