She was also beaten and raped by a Russian soldier."I'm a person with higher educational diplomas, I have two kids, I have very good and famous job, but there was nothing and nobody that could protect me," says Maria of her time under occupation.Maria's experience of sexual violence led her to evacuate her children from Bucha.They travelled to Australia on their own through a refugee camp in Poland Maria returned to her home to help the sick people left behind."I feel guilty because maybe I should choose to go with my kids," Maria says."For me, it was a moral dilemma to stay with my kids or to stay with my patients."When Bucha was finally liberated after more than 30 gruelling days of occupation, Maria was in disbelief."I remember the liberation, some Ukrainian military gave me a yellow flower and told me: 'Bucha is free.' And it was like big miracle, but with huge pain on the soul."Soon after, Maria travelled to Australia where she was reunited with her children.Despite her new-found safety, Maria's early days in Australia were plagued by post-traumatic stress disorder."When I came to Australia, I started to feel trauma and depression