Turn Your Struggles Into Strengths | Lori Harder | TEDxUCIrvine #mytraumachange

My trauma change was when I was 16 and taken to the beach by a popular boy from high school on a date and beat up. I wasn't raped, I was just beat up. I was beat up for dancing happily in the waves on the beach after two other boys that passed by complimented my looks and told the boy I was on the date with how lucky he was. I was so happy dancing in the waves before this thinking how lucky I was to be with someone that was lucky to be with me.

I think it's good to know when your trauma changed you even though it may seem to you or others that this time isn't important. It's very important to healing.