"Trauma Impacts, Jackie Flynn What does it even mean to be human? In a consultation group with trauma therapists, a few years prior to this writing, I asked consultees to write down "To be human is ... ." ten times on a sheet of paper. Afterwards, I directed them to finish the sentences with words or phrases that quickly came to mind. It was astonishing to witness the variety of reactions. Some struggled with finishing the first sentence, while others completed the full ten with ease and continued to write until asked to stop. Each person had their own reality, likely shaped by their own experiences, processing, and beliefs about the life they had lived to date. Pondering the question of what it means to be human is necessary when it comes to constructively regarding the impacts of trauma"--
