Many Days Surviving Trauma Is The Most One Can Do (Why That Has To Be Enough Today)

Amy Punt
4 min readMay 11, 2022
A gray tabby cat facing the camera on my lap.
Link, who loved me at first sight.

Trigger Warning: Child abuse referenced.

Loneliness. For child abuse survivors loneliness drives us into some of the greatest disasters of our lives. I once thought it was fear. I realize now it’s the fear of loneliness.

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Amy Punt

Writing about Personal Growth, Trauma, Recovery and the cultural moments that reflect our hidden traumas.