Being Heard: Healing Voices of Trauma: A Collection of Writings

By Vera Stasny

This collection of deeply introspective poems reflects Vera’s inner voice in response to her unrecognized and unfelt personal traumas and shocks. She writes about loss, pain, joy, love, fear, memories, and death. The poems, written over a four-year period, emerged from moments of silence. They give voice to that which otherwise might remain lost or hidden. They reflect her previously unexpressed emotions underlying life’s traumatic experiences. The voices within compelled her to bring them forth on her healing journey

“A debut collection details the the way poetry can transform pain into hope and healing. The author is particularly good at demonstrating the way in which psychic pain lodges in the body how mental strife has physical effect . She makes readers feel the shortness of her breath and the churning in her gut. But even in such struggle, there is hope, and her verse also testifies to the possibility of recovery… Her moving book is an invitation a well - one those suffering from trauma would do well to accept…Touching poems that show reader both the storm and the calm that can follow.”
— Kirkus Review of Books

“A soulful, well-written and sincere narrative uniting us all in our common vulnerability. The collection can be easily read in any order, each entry connected and yet able to stand alone. The writing speaks openly from one heart to another, leaving you in a better place at the end of the journey.”
— Kathryn Castelli

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Mar 28, 2021
• ISBN: 9781982266141

Vera Stasny

VERA STASNY has been a lifelong learner and seeker who is drawn to the unexplainable and unseen. She has pursued training in many life energy healing modalities, the Enneagram, CranioSacral therapy, Sufi healing, and other natural healing therapies. Vera, now happily retired, had successful careers in education and finance. She divides her time between NYC and Vermont, and is committed to living a healthy, enjoyable, and fulfilled life. Contact Vera at www.HealingVoicesofTrauma.com

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-6615-8 (sc)

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Balboa Press rev. date:    03/26/2021

CONTENTS

Dedication

Trauma

With Gratitude And Acknowledgement

Introduction

Prologue

Aftermath

American Dream

Anachronism

Angels On The Loose

Blind Spot

Blitzkrieg

Broken Heart

Chaos

Childless

Crisis

The Dance

Defenses

Desperation

Did I Touch You?

Do You Know Me?

End Of The Road

Endangered Species

Fear

The Forest Of My Soul

Forgiveness

The Game

Ich Bin Jude

If I Die Before You

The Jukebox

Lost Souls

Loving You

Meddling

Melodies

Metamorphosis

Missing You

The Movie

Noise In My Head

Pain

The Paper Bag

Participation

Post Surgery

Puppetry

Revelation

Recuperation

Roller Coaster

Second Chance

Shock Wave

Silence

Slaves

Soul

Standing In The Rain

Stardust

Steam Roller

Stolen Bodies

Support

Time Stands Still

Toxic Dump

The Veil

Victory

Vows

Warum?

When Death Comes Calling

When You Left

Wizard Of