Who Is "Ruth Carlsen?"
During different times in my life I had experienced several forms of abuse and have learned to take each one and grow through it. The abuse took form sexually when I was 7, continuing into my mid thirties taking form both physically and emotionally. I am 54 years old and can now see the full circle that abuse takes and how it attempts to destroy all that it touches.
I know first hand the devastation that it can cause in a persons life; the guilt, the shame, the self hate, the feeling of “being dirty”, the loneliness, and the confusion. Furthermore, I have learned how to take those “Thorns” and turn them into avenues of strengthening, growth, and peace.
I have learned that no one is ever too old to take back the life that is lost through abuse! Why did I write, exposing all the dark secrets of my past? I wrote hoping that those who have taken the time to read my story will gain a new determination, one that will bring forth the realization that the rose that grew and took shape in me can also grow and take shape in you!
I know first hand the devastation that it can cause in a persons life; the guilt, the shame, the self hate, the feeling of “being dirty”, the loneliness, and the confusion. Furthermore, I have learned how to take those “Thorns” and turn them into avenues of strengthening, growth, and peace.
I have learned that no one is ever too old to take back the life that is lost through abuse! Why did I write, exposing all the dark secrets of my past? I wrote hoping that those who have taken the time to read my story will gain a new determination, one that will bring forth the realization that the rose that grew and took shape in me can also grow and take shape in you!