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Link – We Need To Stop Shaming Severe Abuse Survivors, For Not Being ‘Strong Enough’
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Sharing – How Feeling Not Good Enough Makes You Crave Validation
I also want to point out that this sense of being enough, having an internal sense of self and worth, is an important part of keeping children safe. Kids constantly on the lookout for external validation, are easier targets for grooming and abuse.
How would you develop this sense of self in yourself? I have some ideas, but I want to hear from all of you too.


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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…