Does K know what she has given us? Does she know that the reason I increasingly feel safe inside myself and safe to be myself is because of her? Does she really know?
She has given us the greatest gift it is possible to bestow on a traumatised child, and there are 23 of us!
Consistency
Validation
Time
Space
Warmth
Care
Respect
Safety
Concern
Consideration
Understanding
Predictability
Security
Availability
Compassion
Interest
Stability
She has listened, heard, watched, seen. She has held me up and steadied me. Even now I am finding my feet, still she is always there.
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Dancing in the Rain 