First, let me echo Carrie’s congratulations on rebuilding your life into such a full one. It’s always heartwarming to hear survivors who have made it all the way back.

And I admire your willingness to use that experience for the betterment of others who are still on the way back. Being able to talk to someone who’s been through it and come out the other side is arguably the best medicine there is for these kinds of wounds.

But I won’t blow sunshine up your dress. It’s hard, sometimes damned hard. Just in the few months since VU launched, I’ve gotten a taste of just how hard it can be. And all I’ve done is read the stories and comment on them. Some of these are hard to read, some of them are harder. Some are like a punch in the gut. None of them are easy. I don’ t say that to scare you off, just to give you the benefit of my tiny bit of experience.

Whatever you decide to do, thank you for opening up the question and thanks as always to Carrie for her insights.