I HATED MY BODY, IT REMINDED ME OF WHEN I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED-ADELLE ONYANGO

Recovering from sexual assault takes time, and the healing process can be painful, but radio personality Adelle Onyango is opening about how she reclaimed her body and started loving it, “I am so proud of the intentional work I’ve done to get to a point of loving my body. For many years I hated it. I don’t know I think at the time parts of it reminded me of getting raped…the scars.

Then came eczema with its own scars as if to mock me. Getting into a swimsuit was just…a no-no! Which sucked because I’ve been a swimmer all my life and I loved it! So, I hid it – tights, long sleeves, double sleeves, don’t swim, the works! I hardly looked at it. Didn’t give it the healthy things it needed. For years….yikes!

But right now, I respect and honour the divinity in this body. It’s carried me through battlefields and continues to do so to date. Here’s to intentional healing. It’s hard. It takes time. I’m not all the way there. But it really is the gateway to freedom! #IntentionalHealing #SexualTrauma #LovingYourBody #Therapy #Healing“