Marie Slider Henriksen

 I find myself still struggling with what it means to be a woman. There seems to be a core wound inside me that is influencing  my self worth, relationships, and how I view the world in general. I know that it comes from my childhood trauma, yet I am not quite sure how to access it.  I have been taught about mother  Eve, and Mary, and other women beloved of God, but I do not feel like one of them. I have a lot of faith that God loves me, and I know after this life, I will be healed, I am just not  sure how to access that healing here, although confusingly i have seen so many layers of healing already in my life through the power of the Atonement via mental health help, overcoming addictions, releasing resentments, building healthier relationships and other things. I know the doctors have given healing  with the different surgeries (I know many are still in the future, but I have already been healed a ton.) Even though I see all this, there is still this hug...