News and media reviews for the Child Abuse Survivor community, from fellow survivors
I was listening to the recent episode of the Psych Central Podcast, an interview with Erik Coleman, a former NFL player, and the child of drug addicts. The whole thing is interesting, but around the ninth minute of the show, … Continued
Came across this list of books from the Younique Foundation website earlier. The list is specifically aimed at partners, family, and friends of sexual abuse and assault survivors. If you find yourself close to someone who is a survivor, there … Continued
Robert Vore shared this on his Facebook page, and with everything going on this past week, as well as a realization that all of us who deal with mental health issues on any kind of social media platform, I thought … Continued
This is truth: “Arming yourself with available resources can help you start a productive conversation about mental health or addiction so you can better support someone who may need help” The article has a whole bunch of links and information. … Continued
(ed note – this review was submitted by a reader.) Memoirs of childhood sexual abuse from the male perspective tend to be rare. “The Comic Book Kid Lives: A Survivor’s Story”, a daring and surprisingly heartwarming new memoir by Ryan Castro-Miller breaks the … Continued
Before my latest job change, when I was traveling all the time, I listened to quite a few podcasts. It’s a habit I’ve since gotten away from, because I’m not on planes and/or out of the country anymore, but it … Continued
Like Natasha, I rarely ever use “trigger warnings” on this site. That’s because, frankly, it’s a site about surviving child abuse and mental illness. Just the title should be considered a trigger warning. But also, because while I try to … Continued
I’ve linked to a number of recent articles about whether it’s appropriate to disclose a mental health struggle or not, and to whom. This podcast episode is a frank discussion about the plusses and real-life consequences of those decisions. If … Continued
In the interest of helping people find resources that may be helpful to them in their healing, I’m going to link to Amy Packham’s list of books that she has benefited from reading. I don’t necessarily know that all of … Continued
This is pretty powerful: