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Gabrielle Union<\/strong><\/a> is beaming on the cover of Redbook<\/em><\/a> magazine\u2019s March 2018 issue, on newsstands February 13.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what the actress and author had to share with the mag:<\/p>\n On listening to someone else\u2019s story and triggering her PTSD from sexual assault: <\/strong>\u201cOn my book tour, a lot of cities felt like a revival\u2014there were so many disclosures of abuse during the Q&A portion of talks and during the book signing; even as I was driving away people were flagging down my car in tears. I didn\u2019t realize how big the need was for so many people to just get it out, to have someone look them in the eye and say, \u2018I believe you.\u2019 I cried a lot. I Skyped a lot with my life coach, because the horrors that I was taking in triggered my PTSD. But I feel a responsibility to offer that sense of safety and support. And luckily I have the means to help myself at the end of the night.\u201d<\/p>\n On creating a \u201chappy list\u201d:<\/strong> \u201cI started working with a therapist who asked me to list things that make me happy, and one of my top three was imitation crab! You\u2019re not on the right track if you say imitation crab. So the therapist started to ask questions: \u2018What don\u2019t you like? What annoys you? Have you ever experienced euphoria?\u2019 Examine those moments and you\u2019ll start to figure out who you really are.\u201d<\/p>\n On following her dreams:<\/strong> \u201cI make a vision board every year. Some of the pictures on my first one were of a haircare line, Kenya, and a Clearblue pregnancy test. As goals manifest, I\u2019ve been able to look at my boards and say,\u2018Damn, I put in a lot of work and deserve it.\u2019 That\u2019s helped me to stop feeling suspicious of joy. To not sabotage some\u00adthing before I\u2019ve had a chance to do it because I assume I\u2019ll be rejected. The only things that have not come to pass are a cosmetics line, Machu Picchu, and a baby. I\u2019ve had the positive stick, but also a number of miscarriages, so maybe I just have to go more specific and show a woman with a human being traveling through her orifices. I\u2019ll put those things back on this year\u2019s board and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n For more from Gabrielle<\/strong>, visit RedbookMag.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n