I want someone to tell me what to do to make the pain go away. There are those who tell me what I should do to clean up my mess, but no one can bear to be with me when I try to acknowledge the pain. 

Sometimes I wish everyone would leave me alone, but I also can’t stand being by myself. That’s why even when they hurt me, I put up with it and drown myself in helping everyone around me.

Who can deal with the uncomfortableness of my pain?

The NAOMI community derives its name from a remarkable friendship between two women who suffered great loss but chose to encourage, support and serve one another as they journeyed on the path to healing and rebuilt their lives.

Healing happens in relationship.

Trauma dis-integrates a person – separates various parts of the brain and the rest of the body from each other, pulls us apart – and creates distance between ourselves and other people. Our healing begins when people move toward us and we don’t run away. Our healing happens when we are known – truly known – and loved.