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Survivors In New Zealand?
Received an email earlier today and wanted to pass it along for any survivors in New Zealand who might be interested in helping out. My name is Marilyn Kelly and I am putting filming a documentary in 2012 looking at the very high rate of child abuse in New Zealand. I want to dispel the…
Review: The Guardian: Without Consent (2004)
This episode, in attempting to stay within its legal framework setting, soon moves from a slow-burning drama into completely and totally unrealistic garbage. One male character has been sexually assaulted, shown by his walking into the office with a black eye and bruised ribs, tipping off the audience until a cop reports the rest of…
Link – You’ve Got the Magic Touch
Sadly, I know this science is not good news to many a survivor, because being touched is often a huge problem for childhood sexual abuse survivors. “So there you have it; scientific proof that supportive touch does much more than make you feel good (not that that isn’t enough!); it actually modifies our biochemistry and…
Link – UK Athletics accused of ‘cover-up’ over handling of sexual abuse allegation – BBC Sport
A former athlete has alleged, in details issued through her lawyers, that Darrell Bunn groomed her when she was 16, and then sexually abused her. The athlete, now in her 30s and unable to be named for legal reasons, said she complained to UKA in 2003. After an investigation, Bunn was allowed to continue working…
Resources for Troubled Teens
Last week a student advisor sent me a message about a project her students are working on to use social media to share helpful resources for teens, especially troubled teens who might be in need of help. They call themselves the Happy Hearts Club and their mission is ” raise awareness of issues that teens…
Link – How to Support Someone Who Has Experienced Trauma
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…