Like a caterpillar in the cocoon waiting to be released out in the world as a butterfly, she waits for her transformation, she does so in a tight dark place. A victim of abuse feels the same exact way, but the victim, (mostly) lives in a home with people around or sometimes they are left alone to suffer or survive. One person's way of handling the deep dark depression in a cloud that you can't seem to get out of, all the while trying to maintain a family, school, a job, and being friendly without showing any injuries or wounds. Fearing the repercussions of no one believing them of the abuse so they continue on with life almost normal (at least in their minds). Abused people who keep things to themselves get stuck in their own heads with the thoughts of despair and disbelief that anyone will help them or even believe them. The negative thoughts usually take over their way of doing things, and sometimes, it is hard to figure out who is in control at that point. Seeking to tell someone is crucial for them so that they can get into some counseling that can really open up with them and help them sort things out. Show you how to deal with, not only the abuse, but help you maintain a daily routine of some kind of normalcy of the day-to-day things that they have to do. Counseling also helps with putting your emotions, feelings, actions in a way you, the victim, can manage daily. It is easier said than done. I know it took two counselors before I found the one who really could get me opened up, talking, and telling my story; and getting the help to stand another day and fight for me.
When a butterfly survives a perilous storm but is wounded in the process, it must believe that it can still fly, even with two torn wings. The story of The Wounded Yellow Butterfly will inspire children everywhere to regain control of their lives, despite traumatic loss, or injury, this life-changing book can be used by anyone who wishes to help a child cope with grief and gain a sense of acceptance, hope, and transformation. With its uplifting, spiritual, and positive story, The Wounded Yellow Butterfly: A Story of Loss, Friendship, and Hope will lead children through the stages of grief and toward the transformation to hopefulness by providing them with a way to regain trust, express and cope with their feelings, and aid with the reconnection to others. Beautifully crafted to provide children with an indirect and safe way of communicating their personal stories of loss, the story of The Wounded Yellow Butterfly is an excellent tool for aiding children everywhere in trauma, recovery, and eventual triumph. Perfectly suited for children to preteens, the guide helps boys and girls dealing with loss or trauma stemming from natural disasters, divorce, abuse, war, terminal illness, cancer, bullying, foster care, environmental contamination, or countless other traumatic events. With a calming and understanding tone, this book does a wonderful job of helping children everywhere deal with traumatic loss and grief. Grief can seriously interfere with children's day-to-day activities, routines and outlook on life and the future that it can become a serious problem. From problems at school, nightmares, and poor concentration to bed wetting, forgetfulness, lowered self-esteem, suicidality, clowning, irritability, and personality changes, this therapeutic new book can help children recover from the damaging consequences of traumatic loss and begin their personal path to healing. With the effects of traumatic loss often being misdiagnosed as ADHD or other disorders, this wonderful book helps parents confidently identify the stages of grief while providing a comforting way for children to cope. With an undeniable urge to help children cope with traumatic loss and grief, The Wounded Yellow Butterfly helps children by guiding them down the path from victim, to survivor, and finally, to warrior. Inspiring children everywhere to regain control of their lives and desire to live, despite traumatic loss, or injury, this life-changing book can be used by parents, counselors, therapists, and many others who wishes to help a child cope with grief and gain a sense of acceptance, hope, and transformation. Author Linda Diaz received her bachelor of arts from St. Peter's Jesuit College in New Jersey, her master's in counseling from New Jersey City University and her post-master's degree in play therapy from the University of Monmouth in New Jersey. Linda Diaz is a New Jersey state registered play therapist (RPT), an internationally-certified trauma specialist (CTS), a certified conflict resolution/mediation specialist, certified sand play therapist and a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with a private practice in Leonia, New Jersey. Linda Diaz has spent the last twenty years working with adults, children, and teens who have experienced traumatic loss and grief. A mother and grandmother, photographer and artist, Linda Diaz currently lives in New Jersey with her family (including 3 cats and a dog)."
Winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Ibi Zoboi, and Erika L. Sánchez, this gorgeously written and deeply moving novel is the YA debut from the award-winning author of Inside Out & Back Again. 4 starred reviews! In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms—and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country. Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey from Việt Nam and is now in Texas as a refugee. She doesn’t know how she will find the little brother who was taken from her until she meets LeeRoy, a city boy with big rodeo dreams, who decides to help her. Hằng is overjoyed when she reunites with Linh. But when she realizes he doesn’t remember her, their family, or Việt Nam, her heart is crushed. Though the distance between them feels greater than ever, Hằng has come so far that she will do anything to bridge the gap.
A triumphant memoir by the former editor-in-chief of French Elle that reveals an indomitable spirit and celebrates the liberating power of consciousness. In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, the father of two young children, a 44-year-old man known and loved for his wit, his style, and his impassioned approach to life. By the end of the year he was also the victim of a rare kind of stroke to the brainstem. After 20 days in a coma, Bauby awoke into a body which had all but stopped working: only his left eye functioned, allowing him to see and, by blinking it, to make clear that his mind was unimpaired. Almost miraculously, he was soon able to express himself in the richest detail: dictating a word at a time, blinking to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was able eventually to compose this extraordinary book. By turns wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty, Bauby bears witness to his determination to live as fully in his mind as he had been able to do in his body. He explains the joy, and deep sadness, of seeing his children and of hearing his aged father's voice on the phone. In magical sequences, he imagines traveling to other places and times and of lying next to the woman he loves. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. Again and again he returns to an "inexhaustible reservoir of sensations," keeping in touch with himself and the life around him. Jean-Dominique Bauby died two days after the French publication of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. This book is a lasting testament to his life.
A radically fresh interpretation of how we can best serve others from the bestselling author of The Return of the Prodigal Son, hailed as “one of the world’s greatest spiritual writers” by Christianity Today “In our own woundedness, we can become a source of life for others.” In this hope-filled and profoundly simple book, Henri Nouwen inspires devoted men and women who want to be of service in their church or community but who have found traditional outreach alienating and ineffective. Weaving keen cultural analysis with his psychological and religious insights, Nouwen presents a balanced and creative theology of service that begins with the realization of fundamental woundedness in human nature. According to Nouwen, ministers are called to identify the suffering in their own hearts and make that recognition the starting point of their service. Ministers must be willing to go beyond their professional, somewhat aloof roles and leave themselves open as fellow human beings with the same wounds and suffering as those they serve. In other words, we heal from our wounds. The Wounded Healer is a thoughtful and insightful guide that will be welcomed by anyone engaged in the service of others.
When Angelina finds an injured butterfly in the park, she takes it home to care for it...then doesn't want to part with it. It's Henry who sets an adventure in motion that underscores a message all young children can understand.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2024, internationally bestselling author and literary icon Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies is "beautiful, heartbreaking and alive ... a lyrical work of historical fiction based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, revolutionary heroes who had opposed and fought against Trujillo." (Concepción de León, New York Times) Alvarez’s new novel, The Cemetery of Untold Stories, is coming April 2, 2024. Pre-order now! It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujillo’s dictatorship. It doesn’t have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposas—the Butterflies. In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, María Teresa, and the survivor, Dedé--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujillo’s rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarez’s imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression. "Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas."—Francisco Cantú, The New York Times Book Review "This Julia Alvarez classic is a must-read for anyone of Latinx descent." —Popsugar.com "A gorgeous and sensitive novel . . . A compelling story of courage, patriotism and familial devotion." —People "Shimmering . . . Valuable and necessary." —Los Angeles Times "A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.” —St. Petersburg Times "Alvarez does a remarkable job illustrating the ruinous effect the 30-year dictatorship had on the Dominican Republic and the very real human cost it entailed."—Cosmopolitan.com
