AFP, NEW YORKJust as her career as a vocalist began taking off in 2013, singer Lucy Dhegrae found herself silenced, physically unable to produce the notes she once delivered with ease. “It was just like my body saying, ‘Okay, now you really have to deal with this. She found articles that referred to sexual assault survivors who eventually lost their voices altogether after keeping silent for a period of time. GOING BEYOND UNDERSTANDINGShe employed a range of healing techniques including meditation, breath work, massage, self-defense training and holistic alternative therapies. “Discovering that I had paresis really echoed the experience of being assaulted,” the 35-year-old said, saying she plunged into depression.

Source: Taipei Times January 15, 2020 15:56 UTC