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The title being from a film I have loved for many years starring, Barbra Streisand and Jeff Bridges.
Back in the days before streaming, where you went to the cinema for the experience of seeing a film on the big screen.
And films were produced by the likes of Sony Pictures where you really felt like you were getting that cinematic experience.
I have grown and changed so much since this film was released.
And I think it’s only as you get older do these sorts of films really resonate with you on a whole new level.
That level where you see the pain and hurt in the character on screen and you can relate in the most heart-wrenching and heartbreaking way.
The connection is real.
As anyone who knows me will attest….I see things through a domestic abuse lens. In particular, a post-separation abuse lens.
And so the title of the film got me thinking…..
Victims and survivors of post-separation abuse often give one face to the world, the face that says, “I’m fine” so as not to draw attention to themselves.
The other face, is the one that lives in fear and dread every day, that this is it.
That they will never be free and every day is going to be a battle for some semblance of freedom.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
There is help and support.
Many people who have experienced post- separation abuse now live lives where they can look in the mirror and be proud of what they see.
No longer seeing the two faces they have had to give to the world.
Just one, unique and awesome face that has conquered fears, faced demons and rose to every challenge that was placed in front of them.
That is a face to behold. ❤️
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