obsidian reflections:
exploring the raw, the quiet, the messy, and the beautiful
pieces of life post-trauma
This an evolving collection of poems and essays that express all sides of life from the perspective of a survivor of sexual assault.Life doesn't stop after the unthinkable and unbearable happens. After experiencing sexual violence, parts of myself closed up. So, I am creating Obsidian Reflections not only to give air to the words that have built up in my bones, but to offer survivors a place where healing feels less isolating and more like a shared experience. I'm here to share what is real.
a collection of contemplations
what is Obsidian Reflections?
Obsidian Reflections is a chance to reflect on what it means to be a survivor — not to stay in the past, but to understand, transform, and embrace myself.In poems and essays and unanswered questions, I explore what is real and alive in me as a survivor and as an individual.Since writing is not just a path of healing but a form of artistic expression, this is also a place for my more abstract thoughts and curiosities. All of me is art: the adorable and the average, the unruly and the crazy, the parts aching with pain and the parts determined to be free.This is a space to witness my heart & art in motion.I hope that my reflections and creative expressions will give other survivors comfort in knowing they are not alone, and courage to be their whole, wonderful, and weird selves, too.
poetry, prose,
and all kinds of
excessive thoughts
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hot chocolate:
a shared journal for survivors
while Obsidian Reflections is an open space for intuitive (and at times random) exploring . . .
hot chocolate is a curated journey toward embracing one's body and life as a survivor
hot chocolate is a shared journal designed specifically to support survivors of sexual assault as they navigate their healing journeys.What is a "shared journal"?Great question. This means that it isn't just mine, it's yours, too. I'll begin each chapter and then the pages open up for you. While it may feel like a guided journal — with prompts and space for you to write — I’m not here as your guide, I’m here as your sister.I’ve been through things, and so have you; this is a shared journal because it holds space for both of our journeys. You’ll read my stories, and then turn inward to meet your own.Write, release, feel, embrace. Your voice, your insights, your stories, your words... they all belong. This will be a physical journal that you read and write in. I won’t see your words, but I’ll be beside you in the pages. In this way, hot chocolate isn’t just something to read — it’s something to experience.hot chocolate is currently a writing-in-progress. Subscribe anywhere to get updates!
healing isn't just about
moving forward;
it's about coming home to yourself
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written and created with my heart
eve