Light in Bandaged Places
Liz Kinchen
Light in Bandaged Places shows us the harm done when an older man in a position of power convinces a child that sex with him is alright because he loves her. This poignant story takes us through the long-term wounding of such abuse, and the multifaceted path of healing.
As a lonely girl coming of age in the 1970s, Liz has every reason to believe her 8th-grade teacher is in love with her. Because the sex isn’t physically violent and is wrapped in a message of love, she learns to exchange sex for attention. But years later, as an adult, emotional closeness eludes Liz. Even after marrying a sensitive, caring man, she is walled off. Struggling through confusing years, she believes something is deeply wrong with her.
Healing begins when an unexpected event takes Liz back to those formative years, and she sees for the first time that what happened to her was not love but abuse. As she begins to understand how her relationship with her former teacher destroyed her innocence and self-worth, she begins a spiritual and psychological journey that sets her free.
Now a meditation teacher and Buddhist practitioner, Liz offers her story in hope of helping others along their own paths of discovery and healing.
Duration - 10h 36m.
Author - Liz Kinchen.
Narrator - Liz Kinchen.
Published Date - Thursday, 05 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2023 She Writes Press ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Light in Bandaged Places shows us the harm done when an older man in a position of power convinces a child that sex with him is alright because he loves her. This poignant story takes us through the long-term wounding of such abuse, and the multifaceted path of healing. As a lonely girl coming of age in the 1970s, Liz has every reason to believe her 8th-grade teacher is in love with her. Because the sex isn’t physically violent and is wrapped in a message of love, she learns to exchange sex for attention. But years later, as an adult, emotional closeness eludes Liz. Even after marrying a sensitive, caring man, she is walled off. Struggling through confusing years, she believes something is deeply wrong with her. Healing begins when an unexpected event takes Liz back to those formative years, and she sees for the first time that what happened to her was not love but abuse. As she begins to understand how her relationship with her former teacher destroyed her innocence and self-worth, she begins a spiritual and psychological journey that sets her free. Now a meditation teacher and Buddhist practitioner, Liz offers her story in hope of helping others along their own paths of discovery and healing. Duration - 10h 36m. Author - Liz Kinchen. Narrator - Liz Kinchen. Published Date - Thursday, 05 January 2023. Copyright - © 2023 She Writes Press ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Dedication
Duration:00:00:44
Author's Note
Duration:00:01:58
Epigraph & Chapter 1: Isolation and Silence
Duration:00:27:01
Chapter 2: Finally, Friends
Duration:00:37:00
Chapter 3: The Times They Are A-Changin
Duration:00:16:25
Chapter 4: And So It Begins
Duration:00:35:46
Chapter 5: Sweet Sixteen
Duration:00:05:43
Chapter 6: Asking for Forgiveness, Just in Case
Duration:00:28:43
Chapter 7: My Double Life
Duration:00:16:57
Cha[pter 8: A Close Call
Duration:00:21:19
Chapter 9: The Pressure Mounts
Duration:00:17:11
Chapter 10: Breaking the Code of Secrecy
Duration:00:18:42
Chapter 11: Betrayal
Duration:00:24:57
Chapter 12: Men
Duration:00:26:37
Chapter 13: Marriage?
Duration:00:21:58
Chapter 14: Black Energy
Duration:00:13:37
Chapter 15: Lost Opportunity
Duration:00:19:19
Chapter 16: In Love?
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter 17: The One-and-a-Half-Year Plan
Duration:00:10:27
Chapter 18: An Abrupt Ending
Duration:00:26:53
Chapter 19: Open and Closed
Duration:00:15:25
Chapter 20: Marriage!
Duration:00:15:26
Chapter 21: Motherhood and Conflict
Duration:00:20:42
Chapter 22: Parenting and Therapy
Duration:00:24:03
Chapter 23: Return to a Different Christianity
Duration:00:19:30
Chapter 24: A Pivotal Event
Duration:00:21:57
Chapter 25: Deep Therapy
Duration:00:14:13
Chapter 26: Old Family Secrets
Duration:00:18:21
Chapter 27: Seeing Clearly
Duration:00:17:23
Chapter 28: Old Family Dysfunction
Duration:00:07:43
Chapter 29: Death of My Mother
Duration:00:21:01
Chapter 30: Death of My Sister and Brother
Duration:00:15:59
Chapter 31: Rape Is Not Love
Duration:00:21:53
Chapter 32: Sabbatical, Buddhism, and Rebirth
Duration:00:11:37
Afterword
Duration:00:02:13
Poem: The Guest House
Duration:00:01:02
Readers Guide
Duration:00:02:48
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:34