Healing from Incest

MarksvilleandMe reviews

Healing from Incest

Written by

Geri Henderson

&

Seanne Emerton

This is not the general area I usually hit here on my site. Matter of fact I usually keep this on my other site One Mother's Account of Daily Life or even my Sibling's Separated a true story which I really need to get back to if I ever expect to finish my story or even get it published one day.

There is a long story behind my conception, birth, and finally me being taken away from my bio parents and placed with my forever family who happened to be my bio Uncle and Aunt on my bio paternal father's side who were supposed to have me from day one. Instead they were finally able to hold and keep me when I was 2 weeks old.

I am 10 of 12 because my mother was the kind of women who had twins and gave one away and took one home. From family stories the real number would be 12 of 14. I know we all read or hear the stories but my life was almost snuffed out by this women hours before the police arrived and found me hidden by my older in the woods during a rainstorm the night before. Sure I was in the hospital for weeks with pneumonia but if my sister hadn't done what she did I would not be here today.

And to think I was the lucky one. Out of all of my siblings I am the only one who was not  sexually abused by a family member. I am the only one who had a stable family growing up almost from the very beginning. I didn't have sick parents who were abusing their children and having their children abuse each other.

With that years later as I find each of them or they find me their lives have been full of fear, regret, remorse, hatred, and so many other feelings that I just could not understand. Then even though it skipped me it happened in our very own home. I won't say which children or who the aggressor was. We are past those times but still healing. It seems like it will be a lifelong sentence of healing, watching, and hoping it will never happen again.

When a child trusts someone to do the right things they think if someone close to them asks them to do something or does something to them it is OK. I never kept what happened to my siblings quite, my children grew up with age appropriate warnings of what not to do with anyone, and to always come to us for help. Trust is what hurt them, and now we are in the process of trusting again, no so much the person or persons who did this but that all people are not like this. You can reach out, there is help, you can heal.

This book helped out with lots of areas I didn't understand so that I can be there for both my siblings and children. I may be one of the youngest siblings but I still have compassion for what they went through, and love for my children who I never thought would ever have to worry about such tragic events.

This book is not the beat all of all books but it is one of many that are helping our family to heal, while helping me to be able to understand what they have been through.

You can find Healing from Incest on Amazon.


In speaking about Healing from Incest, Susan J. Lewis, Ph.D., J.D., Healing writes: “"Brave, profound, touching, healing. This well-written, honest book takes the reader inside the complexities of the therapeutic healing process from the patient and therapist's unique perspective. It is the story of hard work, hope, commitment and recovery!" Healing from Incest tells the journey of a victim-turned-survivor, working with her therapist to find healing. Readers are pulled into the therapeutic process as Henderson relates her conversations and feelings as a victim of child abuse and Emerton interprets those feelings and describes interventions. For those who recognize this as their own story, this frank and genuine narrative will be reassuring in its descriptions of one woman's journey toward hope and healing. About the front cover: kintsukuroi(n.) (v. phr.) "to repair with gold"; the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.

You can find out more about Geri Henderson on:

Amazon

 #MSIPress

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Geri Henderson. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Paint for Peace

MarksvilleandMe reviews

Painting For Peace in Ferguson

by

Carol Swartout Klein

To be quite honest when I first received this book I had no idea what it was about other then it was for children and very colorful. We have been TV free going on 11 years now so if it doesn't hit social media or someone tells us about it we generally don't know what is going on. Why? 9/11 did that for us. Children saw too many news broad casts about something that was even hard for adults to take in. I still disagree with the way they show it each year in the schools.

At a time when our nation was saddened by 9/11 I was caught up in the death of my Hero my father who died during his sleep of a massive heart attack. He was my rock, my world, things changed after he died and 9/11 didn't faze me at all which is probably one of the reasons I don't like to hear about it.

As for Ferguson in 2014 and again in 2015 I did catch up. A sad thing happened. I had done my video review before putting the 2014 and 2015 happenings together. My apologies for that. I was a little off on the timeline as well, but this book is still awesome. It shows how a community can get together and heal over tragedy.

I do hope that they have again started painting for healing after the 2015 Riots. It had to be scary for everyone all over again. Peace and love can overcome anything. All we need is to band together to make it happen.

This book is super colorful, inspiring, as well as being a lesson to all that young, old, poor, and rich alike can make a difference together.

You can find Painting for Peace in Ferguson here. 100% of proceeds go back to the area affected.


Painting for Peace in Ferguson tells the story of the hundreds of artists and volunteers who worked to transform boarded up windows into works of art with messages of hope, healing and unity in the days after the Aug. 9, 2014, shooting of Michael Brown. The book had its first printing in February 2015. It's second printing is Aug. 1. The book was recognized in May 2015 as one of nine "Outstanding Books of the Year" in the "Peacemaker" category by the Independent Publisher.

All proceeds after printing costs will go to benefit North County youth and art programs as well as the businesses and employees affected by damage or loss of business.

Author Carol Swartout Klein, who sponsored the project and who grew up in the Ferguson area, was inspired by the Mister Rogers quote that reminds children to always look for helpers when scary things happen.

“It occurred to me that if adults are having a hard time processing and talking about the events — how are children coping? We designed this book to be a tool for parents and teachers to begin the conversation. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, it was so inspiring to see people young and old, black and white come together to transform boarded up windows from something intimidating to children into something so positive.”

Centered on a child-friendly poem penned by Klein, the book does not go into the specifics of what caused the unrest, but rather focuses on the way the community came together to begin the healing process through the art of the Paint for Peace effort. “We did not go into detail because we felt it was important for parents to be able to talk about what happened in Ferguson in a way that was age appropriate for their child and that reflects each family’s perspective,” said Klein.

You can find out more about Paint For Peace on:

Website

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Pinterest

 #PaintforPeace

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and Paint For Peace. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Manuka Honey Cream

Manuka Honey Cream is new to me but oh boy does it smell fantastic. I love how my skin feels while using it. I have battled with dry skin on my body most of my life but this cream really makes my skin feel like what I think skin should feel like. It also has healing properties which is also a great extra. Great for those who have itchy, dry, skin. 

If you are interested reNeu Manuka Honey Cream can be found on Amazon.

What reNeu has to say about their product.

• CONTAINS ACTIVE MANUKA HONEY UMF 16+ - Sourced from New Zealand preserves. This superior grade manuka honey is packed with moisturizing nutrients for your skin.
  ORGANIC ALOE VERA BASE has natural antiseptic, analgesic and ant-inflammatory properties that revitalize, moisturize and sooth your skin.
  NATURAL AND ORGANIC INGREDIENTS - Paraben free. Made with UMF 16+ Manuka Honey, Organic Barbadensis Aloe Leaf Juice, 12 Essential oils, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter and reNeu's proprietary Organic Herbal Infusion.
  REFRESHES AND REVITALIZES SKIN - Natural humectant moisturizes, hydrates and heals skin.
  SOOTHES DRY, IRRITATED OR PROBLEM SKIN - Non oily cream absorbs quickly to soothe dry, itchy, irritated, cracked or red skin affected by eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, rosacea, and sunburn.
   

A Natural Healing Moisturizer
Made with natural and organic ingredients, our formula is made with essential oils, herbs and amino acids that will heal and nourish your skin.
The reNeu Difference
Made with superior grade Unique Manuka Factor (UMF) 16+ Manuka Honey from remote New Zealand. Our UMF grade Manuka honey contains potent anti-bacterial and moisturizing qualities that soothe and hydrate skin.
No water added. No fragrances. No parabens or harsh chemicals.
Made with the most potent Organic Aloe Vera from the Barbadensis Aloe Plant. It works at the cellular level of the skin. Penetrating and absorbing quickly.
Made with our special reNeu Organic Herbal Infusion to nurture and heal the skin.


Relieves and soothes Symptoms Associated with:


Dry Skin
Red, irritated or itchy skin
Sunburn
Bug Bites
Blemishes
Eczema
Psoriasis
Rosacea
Dermatitis
Heat Rash
Diaper Rash
Shingles
Jock Itch
Athlete's Foot
Stretch Marks and Scars
Minor Wounds and Burns
and many more...


We offer a Money Back Guarantee if you don't experience the difference!Get reNeu Manuka Honey Cream now and start your natural healing experience today!

You can find out more about Zooper Marketing on:

Website

reNeu on:

Website

#reNeu

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion with Tomoson and reNeu. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com. 

Insta Natural Scar Gel

I have a few members of our family who have cut themselves in the past, they grew out of it on their own but sadly it has left scars on their bodies. I have tried Several Scar Creams and Gels, but wanted them to try this one out on their scars. I am sure it will take more then a few weeks to see a big difference, but we are hopeful as this worked well on other kinds of scars. 

You can not always erase the past but you can smooth things over a bit for the future.

I like that this comes in a pump bottle so you don't have to mess with tubes. The gel goes on easily and absorbs into the skin easily. We have been told by Dr.'s to rub the cream or gel in until it is absorbed and then to rub the scars several times a day on top of using the gel.

You can purchast Insta Natural Scar gel here or on Amazon.

What Insta Natural has to say about their product.
Our Scar Gel contains a potent blend of ingredients designed to help diminish the appearance of scars. This includes Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) – a naturally occurring protein – which stimulates the healing process. Gotu Kola also aids in restoring healthy skin, while Green Tea, Fucoxanthin, Astaxanthin and Sea Kelp fortify the skin with antioxidants to minimize external damage. Your skin will be unconditionally moisturized as the visibilities of scars are reduced, resulting a healthier, more uniform appearance.

Key Ingredients:
+ Epidermal Growth Factor
+ Sea Kelp Bioferment
+ Fucoxanthin
+ Astaxanthin
+ Green Tea
+ Gotu Kola

You can find out more about Insta Natural and their products on:
Website

Facebook

Twitter

Google+

#ScarGel

Disclosure:  MarksvilleandMe received one or more of the products mentioned above as part of a promotion using Tomoson.com. Regardless, MarksvilleandMe only recommends products or services we use personally and believe will be good for our readers. Some of the links in the article may be “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive compensation.  If you would like MarksvilleandMe to review a product or service please contact us at marksvilleandme@gmail.com.