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00:00I knew that my trauma needed to be treated as early as possible.

00:04Otherwise, the scars would become permanent,

00:08and then the pain would remain.

00:10So right after the attack, I went to a range of treatment therapies,

00:14psychology, art therapy.

00:17I found exercising in the beach, in the sea,

00:20was very helpful to me.

00:25I worked a lot on my soul,

00:27but something still was missing.

00:30Because after the attack, I felt very disconnected from people.

00:34I couldn't find topics of conversation to engage in,

00:39and started feeling somewhat strange.

00:45Then, sometime later, it was my turn.

00:49A phone call from Merab.

00:51Odelia, we are organizing a therapeutic trip to Ethiopia.

00:55Would you like to join us?

00:58I am someone who loves to travel and travel the world.

01:03Immediately answered, as you expect, of course.

01:09My two great loves, traveling and now therapy.

01:16Perfect.

01:18And indeed, we went on a journey to Ethiopia.

01:22A therapeutic journey that was incredible.

01:25For the first time, I met others who had gone through what I had gone through.

01:31I didn't feel so odd anymore.

01:34Others were expressing what I felt,

01:37because I couldn't put it into words.

01:44Words which opened up whole new friends to me.

01:50Eight days of journey into the soul.

01:54Workshops, talks, lectures, hearings.

01:57Hearings 50 horror stories,

02:00but also meeting 50 new families.

02:03Members of one family.

02:05My new friends.

02:11Now they finally helped me realize that I am okay.

02:16I have not gone crazy.

02:18What's happening to me, it's okay.

02:21And it's going to be okay because we are together.

02:30The therapeutic journey we went through together was truly exceptional.