A Bunny Story Retold – John Calvi Sept 14 2020

 

A hundred years ago, back in the 90’s, a client would call for comfort.  She was a ritual abuse survivor, survived torture as a young child in a cult, and as a result had multiple personalities.  

 

She would call and we’d talk a bit, then she’d say- The little ones, the much younger personalities who didn’t speak directly to me, would like a story.  So began my telling the Bunny Stories.  They were well loved and a comfort to troubled young ones.

 

Once I was out teaching somewhere across the country and a call came in from another ritual abuse survivor.  Marshall took the call and there was a good deal of screaming and hysteria as she had jumped back into the time frame of remembering/suffering anew.

 

Marshall tried and tried to talk her down and at last in desperation said – would you like to hear a bunny story?  There was a long pause – this was not the same client, after all.  And then she sheepishly said, ok.  And he told her a bunny story and she left a bit confused but calmer.