I still have my bad days but the good days far outnumber the bad. I still struggle but my struggles are much less than they once were. Now, my struggles become my teacher, rather than my tormentor.
It’s always good to be reminded that there are so many survivors, just like you and I, who have proven that there is healing after abuse.
This is true for adults too, but for children this is especially damaging. “For instance, at one presentation, a girl told Harris that some images she’d shared online had spread beyond her control. “She basically said, ‘You know, every time somebody recognizes me, every time someone smiles at me or whispers in my presence, I’m…
Many of you already know that I love photography, so clearly when I saw a link to this article, I was immediately intrigued. There’s much to agree with here. First I will be honest. There are periods of time when depression makes me feel like hobbies and interests are meaningless to engage in and anxiety…
While our attention has been focused on the big news taking place in the UK, down in Australia, political leaders are making calls to add priests, even in confessional, to the list of required reporters of child abuse. The Church, naturally, disagrees and considers this interference with religious practice, since the confessional has always been…
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…
What we don’t hear a lot about are the details, specifically, about what happens when the treatment resources don’t exist to meet the need. We may not think we are rounding up unhoused people and putting them in jails, but where do we think they will go when there aren’t enough treatment options? That’s going to include a lot of kids escaping abusive homes. Other kids end up hanging around the ER waiting for treatment if they aren’t in a penal facility already. Plenty of others remain in dangerous situations while they and their parents stay and search for somewhere to get treatment.
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