Anne Carr

Anne Carr 

47 years old 

From: Western Australia

Lives Melbourne, Australia

This is who I am in the World.

I am Spiritual Goddess, a mother and a mentor to my six-year-old son Harry, a wife, a friend, a sister, a healer, a lover of crystals, words of wisdom and quotes, I’m a seeker of knowledge, a big kid at heart and I’m passionate about people and life.  I’m a lover of plants and nature, a lover of exquisite cars, and a sponsor of children and animals. 

I’m kind, honest, faithful, sensitive, funny, intelligent and I wear my heart on my sleeve. I have a sense of humour, I love my own company, I take pride in my strength of independence, having left my old self back in Western Australia to start life anew in Melbourne. I have always followed my own path and am not easily influenced by others.

 This is the story that I want rewritten for women

My life, like many, has been influenced by childhood sexual abuse. I was hit by a short stick by no fault of my own and fell under the spell of a paedophile that shaped the early years of my life. 

The impact of this has been felt throughout my life and has heavily affected my self esteem and confidence. When at school, I was bullied and called dumb, which resulted in me leaving school after Year 9, unable to read and write. While I have lived through the effects of trauma, there are many messages that I want others to hear and take on board.

It has taken until my late 40’s to see myself as strong, independent, successful, and savvy. When I was a child, I didn’t want to be on Earth, I was so insecure and I lacked self-worth, I didn’t have a voice and I was too scared to speak. 

In the late 1980’s I picked up a copy of Louise Hay “You Can Heal Your Life” and “The Power Is Within You”. I taught myself to read, write and understand words as I listened to the tape recordings and read the words in the books. 

I continued reading further personal and spiritual development books. This self-discovery taught me what I needed to build my self worth and from here, many doors and opportunities have opened up for me. 

In recent months, personal development has become an obsession. I have learnt the word PARADIGM, and I am working on changing mine!!! 

The stories that I want rewritten are:

There is nothing that you CAN’T do or are too dumb to do. You can do anything that you decide to do.

You have a voice and even if it shakes, speak to those you trust so that you are heard and have the chance to be believed.

Honour your body and honour yourself because you are beautiful, exactly as you are.

We all have a gift, even if you haven’t found it yet, it is there and it will come to light. Sometimes trauma means that it takes a while to uncover our gifts.

I have learned that while there will be challenges, keep going. There is a reason for your experiences and lessons to learn that will contribute to helping other people.

 This is the story that I next want to write for myself.

I want to teach what has helped me around reinstating my self worth and leave a legacy!!

I want to have Guide Dogs and support charities.

I want to raise my son so that rather than getting over his childhood, he is free to be a confident dreamer and live his wildest life!