You are inherently worthy | Healing is the Best Revenge Episode #13 transcript
This is a transcript for episode #13: You are inherently worthy of my podcast, Healing is the Best Revenge. Listen to this episode now.
Hi, I’m Karina Hagelin and this is Healing is the Best Revenge, a podcast for survivors and the folks who love us, to discuss the politics of survivorship, healing, and community care. This is a space where honor the messy and complex realities of healing from trauma, rejecting pedestals and perfectionism.
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Now onto today’s episode!
Hi sweet friend, Karina here. It’s October and this is a really, really, hard month for me. This year, it’ll have been 12 years since the assault, I think. Because of this traumaversary - what I call the anniversary of a traumatic event - my CPTSD symptoms get so much more intense than usual: insomnia, horrific nightmares that make me scared to go to sleep, panic attacks, flashback, & just like, this sense of constant fear and anxiety in my body, 24/7. And while this sucks, it’s normal. It’s something I come to expect every year and/also something I can prepare for. I usually create a community care plan; I talk about these in episode 5: community care plans which you can listen to to hear more about that. I even have a digital template you can use to create your own; I’ll link it in the show notes.
Another thing I do every year is hold a traumaversary celebration. It’s not a celebration of the trauma I experienced but rather, of continuing to survive against all odds, in spite of everything, of healing, & of learning to sometimes feel like I’m thriving. This is something I talk about in episode 3 which is about traumaversaries and how I celebrate mine.
This year, I’m actually having a lil mini party at our local outpatient recovery program. My trauma therapist is taking care of organizing it and getting a cake and stuff and I’m so excited. I asked that folks try to wear something pink and my peers have been so excited to tell me about their outfits for the celebration. A lot of folks have been asking me what to expect and the answer is, I really don’t know. This is my first year celebrating it in a peer support / community mental health setting. But the vibe is to get together and celebrate our healing. I don’t want to spend the day alone, struggling to cope. And being in community is a great antidote to isolation and how much it can mess up my mental health. So we’ll wear pink and hang out and eat cake. I’m hoping this community celebration will model interdependence, community care, and refusing to be ashamed of survivorship and how its impacted us.
I’m sharing this because a friend and comrade said they would really like to hear me talk more about my personal experiences as a survivor who is healing. They said it might be helpful for folks; at least it would be for them. So going forward, I’m going to try to start each episode with a little update like this.
Today’s episode is short and sweet, as usual. I want to share a mini affirmation pep talk with you today.
You are inherently worthy.
Your worth is inherent. It isn't defined by your job, your work, or your career. Your worth isn't defined by how much or how hard you work or who you work for. Your worth isn't tied to any of these things because your worth is inherent; because you are inherently worthy.
Today, try your best to hold onto the fact that you are inherently worthy.
Okay, that’s all I’ve got for you today but before I go, if you’d like to receive notes on radical self-love, healing, & affirmations, you can find a link to subscribe to my newsletter in the show notes. I’d love to have you on the list!
Until next time, sweet friend. & as always, I believe you.
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