Memories
Journey through healing
A timeline compilation of the moments that shaped our path: what happened, roughly when, and what changed because of it.
Charting the journey over the years
Counts of what is being gathered here, kept honest — including how much of it we cannot date with confidence.
Years of records held
Notebooks and journals
Artworks and collages
Approximate or unknown dates
Milestones of healing
Trace the pivotal moments and transformations in our journey. Where an era has no clean start or end, we describe the span rather than pretending to a date.
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Spring 1989 – 1991
First steps to awareness
Initial recognition of the complex layers of trauma, and the beginning of writing anything down at all.
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1992 – 1996
Awakening to the past
We began recognising the fragmented nature of our identity and took the first real steps toward understanding and healing.
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1997 – 2000
Breaking the silence
Through therapy, treatment, and self-reflection we started uncovering layers of trauma and telling our story to trusted allies.
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2006 – 2009
Embracing art therapy
Art therapy became a pivotal tool, allowing expression and processing of deep-seated emotion through creative work.
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2011 – 2021
Building a support network
Connecting with a community of survivors gave us strength and solidarity, and reinforced how much shared experience matters.
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2024 – 2025
Revelation of system design
Discovery of critical information about how our system was designed by our abusers — the barrier that had been holding back genuine healing.
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2026 — ongoing
Emerging into connection
A new phase of healing with real communication and collaboration between system members, and this archive rebuilt to hold it.