The Masks I’ve Worn

The Scapegoat

(The Mask My Siblings Put on Me)

The Mask of the Scapegoat - I am perceived as the one responsible for the majority of trouble and shame within the family. I am deemed as a manipulator, deceiver and as being mentally unstable. My role was to take on the responsibilities for the wrongdoing of the others, even at the cost of losing my soul.

The upside-down cross represents their belief in “my un-holiness”.

The eyes on the mask are mirrors. They reveal that the Scapegoat Mask is actually a reflection of the darkness within those, who gave me this facade.

I Am

(The Mask I Now Choose to Wear)

The Mask of Who I Am - I am coming home to myself and learning to live by being who I truly am.

The leaves represent the peace and therapeutic reflection I find in nature.

The butterflies represent the gift of incredible freedom I’ve experienced, after cutting all ties to toxic family and “letting them go”.

Thankfulness from my lips for the revelation of truth , the salvation of my soul and the opportunity to rebuild my life - and for the “jewels of tears”, which are the key to recovery.