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Guest Blogger Kimberly Lee delivers a message for all to find a voice

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Valiant Voices-Kimberly Lee We’ve all had something that could potentially silence the sound of our soul. Even as you read this the corridors of your memory could be opened to a memory, a scent, a day or time that you’d rather not remember. Or perhaps you’re the vigilante that that has snatched their life’s vocal chords back from a traumatic experience.   You could even be the doula that helps the injured survivor process the pain of circumstances in order to birth purpose. No matter which you may be one thing is for sure, trauma on any level is just that; trauma. Trauma is a deeply distressing event that changes the trajectory of an existence that you deem as normal into a reality that can range in emotions from sullen numbness, trickery, deceit, rage and chaos on any given day. This doesn’t even include the time it takes to heal and eventually come to a place of wholeness. Trauma that people have experienced over time comes in all different shapes and sizes rangi...

Me Too

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Me Too She comes forth Taking all the courage to tell her story She is made to feel ashamed Mocked by others Jokes about her looks She names witnesses They’re afraid to share what they saw Me Too Women are standing in support Sharing their stories 10 years ago 20 years ago The memories are flooding the internet Men are coming forward Thinking this could happen to their sisters, daughter or worse their Mothers Me Too There are marches formed Some men are fired from their positions Some men are tried before a jury Some go to jail One becomes a Supreme Court Judge Submitted by Poet, Author, Blogger Patricia A. Saunders www.patriciaAsaunders.com