In honor of World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Marj set today as the day for this month’s blog carnival, and got an overwhelming response! I even managed to get something submitted that I wrote earlier in the month, in spite of how busy I’ve been. 🙂
As always, go check it out and find some good folks who also happen to be survivors!
Holby City is a long running, soap-style hospital drama that runs almost without a break all year round – currently in “season” 13. The end of the episode from 2nd August 2011 introduced Andy, an old school friend of a regular character, Dr Greg Douglas, who disclosed sexual abuse at the hands of a soccer…
How to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse and Grooming, with Feather Berkower
9 more ways to show your friends you love them, recommended by NPR listeners
Reducing sexual violence could be key in reducing rates of teenage mental ill-health
Loneliness and unhappiness may accelerate aging faster than smoking
6 Ways to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse tags: CA why calling abusers “monsters” may be a bad thing tags: CA Sex, Violation, Power: “Our society says ‘it’s on you, you’re a guy, you should have stopped this.’” | tags: CA For 25 years, Rachel was haunted by the teacher who sexually abused her…
Sadly, this is too familiar for many of us who’ve been involved in the survivor community. You had resilience. You were smart. You were funny. You were kind. You had a fragile heart and osteoporotic bones. But I never looked at you and saw damage. I only ever saw resilience and hope. It was you…
Laura starts out by sharing this bit of information, that I agree is crucial for survivors to understand. A healthy person has an instinct to get away from something dangerous. Sometimes, even healthy emotions may appear negative at first glance. Revulsion, for example. Who likes the idea of revulsion? But it can help us avoid,…
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