Tag: addiction
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Finding a Solution Powerful Enough to Give Me a Better life
I first started Muay Thai as a way to overcome trauma. When I was 19, I was sexually assaulted by a family member who I had grown up with and knew well. I only told my parents 6 years later when I was 25, due to suppressing the memory and using a lot of things…
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Rewriting My Own Narrative and Becoming an Agent of Change for Others
My name is Christina, born in Melbourne Australia from Vietnamese parents who immigrated to Australia by boat. Today I would describe myself as full of life, beautiful inside and out and resilient. In 2021, I was able to become a graduate of my degree in youth work which led me to become a disability support…
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I’m Learning that Not Everybody is an Enemy
My name is Laura Copeland and just under a year ago my life started to change for the better. It changed when I found Muay Thai. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which stemmed from a number of traumatic events, including rape and witnessing my best friend’s suicide. I spent…
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I was a Quiet Teenager with a Massive Identity Crisis
Today, I am a soon to be 42 year old woman. I have been in martial arts of some description one or another since I was 8 and it has always held a place in my soul that is indescribable. It started with karate as a child, something my mum put me into to gain…
