"Fractals: A Poetic Journey for Acceptance" (Volume 1) is a poetry compilation book. I was sexually assaulted between the third and fourth grades. I never talked about it to anyone. Forty-two years later, after an alcohol-induced traffic accident gifted me a traumatic brain injury, things changed. I was forced to face my dark dirty secret. With my life spinning out of control and on the verge of losing everything I had worked so hard to attain, I called a crisis hotline. That was the start of my healing. Fractals is part of my journey. I’ve been writing poetry for decades. These are written pieces of me, the pieces that I’m trying to put back together. All humans have a common bond; they are called traumas. They take no prisoners and unless they are dealt with properly, they continue to hold us back from living fulfilled lives. Putting your personal story out there is a risk. Yet, as we grow older, we see that everything in life has some risk involved. Risk makes life worth living. Accepting risk helps us to live our own purpose. My purpose is to help others. I hope Fractals helps to fulfill that purpose.