Words change lives.

Especially these three.

In a project dedicated to the many ways that language can mediate love and healing for trauma survivors, this blog post explores the magic power of three words.

It seems a simple thing. Imagine the life you wish to live, and the person you choose to be.

Yet so few of us do this little thing.

Did you know that research shows if we write down the life we want to live—especially with details about how to achieve our goals and dreams—we are more likely to attain it? Give yourself that gift. Imagine the life you choose. Write it down. And share that vision with a loved one—or with us.

This blog is a suite of love letters to survivors of extreme trauma. What authority do I have to speak to you? And why should you care?

In this post, as the founder of The Interpreter of Love Project I share my own story. To be clear, I am no therapist or trauma expert. But I am a survivor of major sexual trauma—and I have healed beautifully. This project exists because deep healing is a gift. It should be shared.

This is a blog for survivors of extreme trauma. To trust me, I feel you should know a little about the author.

This post discusses who I am, why I care and my reasons for founding The Interpreter of Love Project.

A little background

This project explores the intersection of language, love and healing from trauma. In particular, it explores the role that writing down our own trauma story and a vision for the life we choose to live can play in healing.

There are many other ways that language and compassion can support healing from trauma. This inaugural blog post outlines the project and explains its unusual name. Welcome to The Interpreter of Love Project!