Adverse Childhood Experiences and the path towards healing. You are not alone.
I share my trials, my victories, and my stories with you in hopes that if any of you were ever touched by childhood abuse or neglect, as I was, you will see yourselves in my experiences and feel strengthened to voice what you had not been able to before. I hope we can learn together why we respond to life through a particular lens, and that there are ways to climb out of this prison of pain, silence, and shame.
My name is Bess Hilpert

Category: Forgiveness

Trust the River

Grace-fully Release Your Worst Stories… Hello again friends. Franciscan friar and founder of The Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque New Mexico Father Richard Rohr, encourages us all to “Trust the River.” In a recent Daily Meditation, he says the following: “Grace and mercy teach us that we are all much larger than the… Continue reading Trust the River

Forgiveness Through Grace

Releasing the All-Consuming Pain of the Past… Reflecting on those who hurt me, I recognized that the ability to forgive came in waves. I believe grace interceded in the forgiving of my father, as I will share with you this week. Forgiveness of those that sexually abused me throughout my life came with time and… Continue reading Forgiveness Through Grace

Remembrance and Forgiveness

Forgiveness is not Forgetting or Walking Away… This weekend marks the traditional opening of Summer across the United States. The long winter gives way to fun outdoors, vacations, cookouts and gatherings of families and friends. The long Memorial Day Weekend also brings sober reminders of sacrifice, friends and comrades lost, and what freedom means to… Continue reading Remembrance and Forgiveness