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The SITS Girls

The Secret to Success is Support

From Tracie

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Tracie blogs about everything from her beautiful family and home schooling her sweet girl to taking a stand against violence and abuse on her blog, From Tracie. Her journey is both startling and inspirational, join her for the ride…

How long have you been blogging and what inspired you to start?
In 2006, I had some friends who were blogging, and they encouraged me to try it. My family went through a lot of changes at the end of that year, and I wasn’t able to keep up with it.

In 2009 I found myself back online, and on Facebook. Facebook kept telling me my status updates were too long, and I realized I needed space to share my thoughts – that was the moment I felt my blog calling me home, and I have been doing it ever since.

You use your platform to strongly advocate against child abuse, has this work helped you heal?
Absolutely! Writing and advocating have been two of the most powerful tools for healing I have experienced. In the beginning, I wasn’t sure what the reaction would be when I shared my story. The support I received touched my heart in deep places, and encouraged me to keep going. That led me to advocacy, and last year I began managing the monthly Blog Against Child Abuse. Being able to support other survivors as they speak out, and share their stories and healing journeys has been such a blessing to me. In this, I have seen something beautiful come out of the pain of a childhood full of abuse.

What advice can you give other women who struggle with abuse?
The first thing I would advise is to get connected with a counselor or therapist. You can call the RAINN Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE, to get a referral to someone in your area, if you don’t know where to go.

Write and speak out your story…and then…keep doing it! Every time you speak out about the abuse that you survived, and every time that you write and allow yourself to deal with the feelings and pain – you take back some of your power.

Blogging is a great way to do this, and there is a huge, supportive community of survivors online. If you are not in the place where you feel comfortable or safe sharing your story on your own blog, or with people you know in real life, that is fine. There are groups sites, like Band Back Together, where you can share your story anonymously. Healing is a journey, and each step is important.

In what ways have you benefited from blogging?
In a lot of ways, blogging gave me back my voice, and it has helped to give me courage. It unlocked a passion for writing that I didn’t realize was hiding deep inside.

Blogging connected me with a great community, and I have experienced the magic of “blogging friends” becoming real life friends. I have also gotten the chance to work with some great brands and businesses, and bring in extra money for my family, which has been a huge blessing.

What’s next for you?
I have two major goals for the next year with my blogging – move to self-hosted wordpress, and attend at least one blogging conference (it would be my first!).

Other popular posts From Tracie:

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About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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Comments

  2. Nezzy says

    What a remarkable woman. This Ozark Farm Chick enjoyed poppin’ in to say ‘howdy’!!! Great read sweetie!!!

    Ya’ll have a beautifully blessed weekend straight from the happy hills and hollers of the Missouri Ponderosa!!! :o)

  6. Jamie G says

    Oh man, I was gone yesterday and I’m so mad I missed this!

    It is so great to see a homeschooling mom featured. I love getting tips from other moms!

    I am so moved by Traci’s stand against child abuse! What a beautiful advocate of something so ugly.

  12. She'sWrite says

    Wow. How serendipitous that this is today’s SITSgirl. I was just talking yesterday about social media and advocacy. I’m going to bookmark you and while I’m in the middle of a few projects right now, you’ll be hearing from me! 🙂

    Keep up the great work!!

  18. Shannon from 'Mynewfavoriteday' says

    Tracie, taking your story and what is such a very painful, private and emotional experience and using it to inspire and motivate other women to not only use their voice but to also advocate for themselves and their families is truly inspiring. Congratulations on your SITs day you so deserve the awareness and support.

  21. KimD says

    Sometimes the pain we feel we can’t survive in actuality makes us thrive. I know this to be the fact for my situation. Writing about it is like creating a shooting star. Continue to shine Tracie!

  26. Cheryl Roth says

    What a great story. Turning my life around from pain is also what caused me to start blogging. It is truely a blessing to be able to write & share.

  33. Angelia Sims says

    What an uplifting attitude of joy in overcoming such pain. I love how she reaches out to others who may have had the same experience.

    Beautiful soul and great feature!

  35. Michelle says

    i think it’s phenomenal that you use your voice and platform to advocate for victims rights and to help their voices be heard! a true inspiration! ♥

  38. Jen {at} take2mommy says

    Congrats on your feature day today Tracie. How wonderful that you use blogging as a platform to speak out against child abuse. I’m looking forward to visiting your blog.

  40. Leah Rubin says

    While her story is a painful one, her strength, and how she has turned it to such good works, makes me happy and hopeful! Yay for Tracie!

  42. Brianna says

    She is definitely strong and I’m glad to see she is able to smile, but most importantly find a bit of hope despite the abuse she suffered.

    Happy SITS day!