Similar Posts
Zelda Williams Speaking Out About Mental Health Stigma
In the immediate aftermath of Robin Williams’ suicide, his daughter, Zelda, left Twitter and other social media platforms after hearing from the worst of humankind about her father’s mental health problems. Now she is back and speaking out in hopes of ending the sort of stigma that created those previous comments. So please, let’s help…
Review: Playing With Fire by Theo Fleury (2009)
Playing with Fire (PWF), co-written with Kirstie McLellan Day is Theoren Fleury’s autobiography released at the end of last year and delayed by a postal strike in the UK. It goes off in a different direction to Why I Didn’t Say Anything (WIDSA) by Sheldon Kennedy, despite both players having been abused by Graham James….
Olympic Swimmer Speaks of Surviving Child Abuse
ESPN is currently running an article about Olympic silver medalist Margaret Hoelzer, who decided after her success at the Olympic Games to use her new found platform to tell her story of being molested as a child. It’s a wonderful article, and there is so much that she talks about that I think many of…
Review – It’s OK to Tell by Lauren Book
In It’s OK to Tell, Lauren shares her story, in her own words, of being sexually abused by her family’s nanny and the story of what happened when she told the truth about what was happening. Lauren’s story is an important one, I think, for three reasons: 1. Lauren comes from a very well-to-do family….
Unbroken Movie and Real Experience
(ed note- This is a guest post by Lindy that also appears on her own blog. It contains some religious messages along with her genuine story of seeing the movie. If you are offended by that, well, you’ve been warned. As you know, this site welcomes all survivors, regardless of religious faith, or lack of…
London Child Abuse Rally, August 2010
The Rally which we reported on this year is not taking place, however Steve Bevan of AMSOSA made us aware of a different gathering event in Trafalgar Square in London, with the general organisation taking place by means of facebook. The general note follows; the organiser’s group is open (second link) but for more details…