Trauma is like a wound that has crusted over the top but hasn’t fully healed. It looks closed over, but the infection is still burrowed in under the skin. It festers even when we don’t realize it is there, or when we find ways to ignore it. But what happens if we don’t clean out that wound? Kids like this part. “It gushes out EVERYWHERE! Blood and pus and it HURTS and it’s SUPER GROSS!” Totally. We have to clean it out for it to heal. But what about the scar it leaves behind? Adults like this part. Scars are badges. They are a reminder that we healed.
