I got an email recommending this site to me, Triumph over Tragedy. Of course, I set up this blog just for that purpose to pass along reviews and other resources for survivors, so naturally I want to pass this along as well. Michael Skinner is a survivor who has now turned his focus to motivating and encouraging survivors of trauma in their healing through telling his story, and through his music.
Check it out, and if you’ve heard Michael speak, share your experience!
This is a bit of an older article, but I found it interesting because I was actually having a similar conversation earlier this week. “The prevailing idea is that interventions are needed to prevent, reduce, or repair the damage done to children who have grown up in high-stress situations. Most interventions are aimed at countering…
I never cease to be bewildered by how vile and evil some people are in this world. I never cease asking myself how someone’s internal makeup can be so deranged that they hurt a child when my own instinct is to protect them so fiercely. I never cease to be absolutely gutted that another human…
Both the infographic and the linked article have some good information, and I love the thought about what it would look like if we could see the psychological wounds. “What would we do if we could see every psychological wound ever inflicted as a physical bruise? We would see a lot of black and…
A support group in your phone. Healing for mental illness comes one text at a time Colleges Expand Their Reach to Address Mental Health Issue Avon photographer shares exhibit about mental illness America has a Mental Health Problem and Schools can Help Fix it Read Michael Gerson’s sermon sharing his struggle with depression Teaching Mental…
Research is just now beginning to understand how profoundly the emotional trauma of early child hood affects a person as an adult. They realized that if not healed, these early childhood emotional wounds, and the subconscious attitudes adopted because of them, would dictate the adult’s reaction to, and path through, life. Thus we walk around…
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Mike Skinner, guitarist, singer and speaker, performed at our Power to Peers pre-conference in Salisbury, NC on October 22, 2008. 97% of attendees rated his performance as very good to excellent. After the performance of 90 minutes he took time to talk to many who were touched by his story. As a finale he had the audience sing Stand By Me to show their peer support. I would recommend Mike whole heartedly. Bonnie Schell
Thanks for posting this…very cool!! and also THANK YOU for the great advocacy work that you are doing with this web page & blog – good for you and good for the world!!! take care, Mike
Mike and I have similar scars. We were both victim/survivors of child abuse. Mike is a prolific speaker. His story, hard for him to speak about every time he is at the podium, but his talks urge his listeners to become more acutely aware of the plights that one of every six children, even today, are suffering. Many in attendance at his presentations are moved to go back into their world and spread the word of this tragedy, many forming their own groups to help others.
Mike’s writes all his own music and sings about the trauma and suffering of abuse and the hope for those who are helped. This ability to convey the message through music is a gift at which Mike excels. I defy anyone to listen to Mike and not come away with a tear in their eye. Keep carrying on the magnificent work Mike! Together we can help put a stop to the horrors of abuse.