My sister finally told our family about the sexual assault she experienced years ago, and now we're all walking on eggshells around her while she's angry that we're treating her differently, but none of us know how to go back to normal when we're all processing this revelation in our own ways.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family system is recalibrating around new information about old wounds, caught between the impulse to protect and the need to preserve authentic relationship.
“Where Are You with Love and trauma — loving someone with a difficult past?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.