For many years of her life, Shari felt like a misfit, which was quite confusing and hurtful for her because she could not understand where all that pain came from. She had a hard time building relationships, was haunted by self-doubt, and struggled with suicidal ideation. When she finally decided to explore her story, she sought treatment with a therapist, and what she found out was that she had repeatedly been sexually abused as a child.

Her painful repressed memories surfaced but only after she felt safe to open up. “For two years, I sat in therapy once a week and told my therapist that my life was fine and that my family was supportive,” she recalls. Today, Shari is a clinical social worker who treats trauma survivors, many of them with suicidal ideation. In 2019, she published the book “Thriving after trauma: Stories of living and healing.”

In this interview, she enlightens us about the ways in which we can heal from trauma, even if we have no memories of them. She addresses many themes from the perspectives of an individual who contemplates suicide and those who have lost loved ones in this manner.

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