Wholeness: My Healing Journey from Ritual Abuse
Suzie Burke, R.N., Ph.D. is the pen name of a real woman who is a registered nurse and licensed professional counselor with a doctorate in psychology. She sought professional counseling for herself when she experienced an episode of major depression. Initially, she assumed the mental and physical signs of her depression were caused by the family's move across the country with her business executive husband. She discovered, however, her depression was deeper and darker than most. In order to survive the trauma of horrific ritual abuse she suffered as a child, her mind had long ago repressed those memories. The10-year path to health, happiness and wholeness was a result of a savvy counselor, her own determination not to let her perpetrators "win", plus a family that never wavered. Suzie Burke is now thriving. It has been nearly a decade since she ended her inward journey of self discovery. She has not, as of this writing, had any further triggers that caused attacks: no unexplainable vomiting, no shock episodes, no migraines, no strange body memories - nothing. Her life is now joyful and peaceful - not perfect, but far better than it was. She now practices as a licensed professional counselor, fulfilling not only her life-long dream but her soul's purpose.