Meggan Watterson

You know, that level of like trying to be disparaged, it takes like this level of keeping on, of persevering.

But then when you have somebody outside of you who sees you too, I would have kept going till my last breath, doing what I do and saying what I say and trying to write what I write.

But like to have somebody who really sees me

It makes me weak because it's like we're in this together.

And, you know, that word Darshan, it means to see and be seen by God.

Or like in Les Mis, my mom and I actually had to be taken out of Les Mis because we cried so hard.

We were disturbing the audience and we had to be asked to leave.

But it's because of that one line to love another person is to see the face of God.

Like that's the level of like, you know, that infinity symbol, like that seeing and being seen.

And I wanted to ask that question because I wondered if that was the case, because that is what you also give to me.

So it's like that divine reciprocity is just so powerful, so powerful.

Right?

Yeah, that's exactly it.

These are- They've internalized the patriarchy.

Yes.

First of all, that repetition that we've been emphasizing that we have to believe in ourselves, that we have to be able to go inward and really validate what it is that we're feeling.

So that's absolutely been a practice.

And especially as a survivor with how triggering it is being grounded, trying to stay grounded, which for me has meant I do this soul voice meditation, which really helps me.

I've been telling myself, you know, just as Abby said, I don't know what's next, but there is a next.

The only thing that calms my nervous system is anxiety.