In the weekend Guardian there was an extract from a new book by a woman who married a killer that went on to commit further crimes. It’s one we intend to review depending on its UK release date. For now, the extract is here on the site.
Overnight UK time, The infamous Jerry Sandusky, former coach at Penn State, was found guilty of 45 of the 48 serial child sexual abuse charges against the boys he was scouting and training for the college. One of Sandusky’s children also disclosed during the course of the trial but was not put forward as a…
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If Mindfulness is something that helps you, great. If it doesn’t, don’t beat yourself up over that fact, or continue a practice that is actually causing harm. That makes no sense at all. Just accept that it’s not for you, and hopefully, the people around us who are pushing it as the cure-all, especially the ones trying to sell it to you, can learn to accept that too.
What has your experience with it been? What other “recommended” tools have not worked for you? How did you handle the folks who continue to tell you it would?
In Parliament on Wednesday 12th September, Conservative politician Sir Paul Beresford Introduced a 10 Minute Rule Bill proposing the change to an existing law, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The politician wants the current illegal status of under 16s engaging in sexual activity to extend to written accounts of child abuse. The admendment passed…
The Guardian has featured another rape victim’s story, this time in a more news-based single feature format as it forms the summary of book by the author of the piece. Read it here or Facebook readers can copy and paste the following link; http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/30/rape-justice-after-20-years – CBG
