Survivors of sibling sexual assault often face a long, difficult journey toward healing. For many, traditional therapy and support systems provide essential help, but creative expression offers a unique path to peace and safety. Susan Dunlop, an advocate for survivors of sexual assault (SSA), shares how creativity can become a powerful tool to support mental health and foster resilience. This post explores her insights and practical examples of how creative activities can hel

The deafening still of winter darkness all around Memories safely locked away Now clawing for an open space a place to take a hold inside your head Endure the sleepless nights of pictures racing past your eyes Endure the ache controlling all you do and all you are squeezing hard to smother the answers taking form inside your head ©Wendy May

I met myself beyond the ache, beyond the breaking seam, On the quiet side of memory, the far edge of a dream. she stood without the shaking hands, no shadows in her eyes, No echoes of the past that bloom like storms across the skies. she breathed as if her lungs were new, unburdened, full, and wide, No ghosts curled in her ribcage, no grief she had to hide. her laughter didn’t hesitate, it rang out clear and bright A sound I barely recognized, but knew was mine by right. I as

I hid from pain, just to survive, Buried my feelings, barely alive. Healing demanded I face the past—Terrified, wondering how long it would last My inner child lingers in shadowed halls, SSA survivors silent, behind guarded walls. Emotional wounds buried deep in my core Suppressed feelings, never free to soar. Now as an adult I enter the flames, Unveiling the scars means unveiling the pain. Its scary to feel what I once ignored, Yet the journey of healing is finally explored

Where were you when I screamed for air? When the only thing I had was my own despair Don’t call it destiny, don’t call it your plan. Tell me why you didn’t stop his hands! Was it your will? Then wear my fear. As every night I still live here If you are love, then explain the cost. Abandoned children are children lost. They say you see, they say you know. Then tell me why you let it go. Why hands that hurt were not restrained. why was I left wrapped in his terror chains?

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