"She'll always be my Mother" Wunika Hicks

It was suggested that I be more personally and emotional in my journal entries. This reading, along with others, gave me the perfect opportunity to respond more emotionally. I can't imagine anyone not reacting in some way to Wunika's stories about her abusive childhood. It is appalling that children are treated this way. But in the circumstances where this abuse is experienced through different generations it's hard to place entire blame on the adults. They are only repeating the actions that were in their own childhood. It's so sad that children who experience abuse tend to blame themselves. As a stable adult I find it very difficult to put myself in the child's shoes and feel what they are feeling. This is something art therapists probably have to do. I also think it would be difficult as a therapist to carry these stories around with you. It takes a very strong person to separate their lives from their clients. This is one apprehension I have when considering this field. Am I emotionally strong enough to to take on these disturbing stories?