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Jacquelyn Ann
It is one year ago now since I left that awful life behind. I first began writing about my experience with domestic violence and drug addiction the first few weeks after I left. Sifting through old...view moreIt is one year ago now since I left that awful life behind. I first began writing about my experience with domestic violence and drug addiction the first few weeks after I left. Sifting through old emails and text messages to try and put all my memories in some sort of order. It was only after advice from my psychologist, who told me that writing is a therapeutic way to process trauma, that I began to think about writing a memoir. The rest, so they say, is history.It isn’t easy to stand up in front of the whole world and talk about your truth. But if doing so can clear an easier path for others to do the same, then it is well worth it.Jacquelyn Ann is a mother of four with a Bachelor in Education and has recently completed her Art Therapist and Clinical Art Therapist Diplomas. She grew up in country South Australia and taught for over ten years in a variety of primary school settings throughout South Australia and Queensland. Jacquelyn is now living peacefully in her hometown with her daughter, and actively works to bring awareness to domestic violence and drug addiction. Her evolving work as an art therapist aims to help others heal trauma through pen and paint.view less