July 2013
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Light is back on.
The difference between the Self that I am today and the one I was before I recognized my sexual abuse, is like night and day, literally Light and Dark. It is hard to recognize the old me, whose insides… Continue reading
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Our Churches
My mind has been twisting around the ideas of not speaking up, not naming names, well pretty much not telling on someone… and the word secret rang out each time. I couldn't find a word of silence that was… Continue reading
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I Was Once a Victim Too // News // Notre Dame Magazine // University of Notre Dame
I Was Once a Victim Too // News // Notre Dame Magazine // University of Notre Dame. This article is well written and shows how the church ‘deals’ with abuse….and how there is a better way. I highly recommend reading… Continue reading
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Reasons for silence…
Here is a comment from my last post. I wanted to re-post it here and along with my comment… "While I understand your circumstances left you deeply wounded, abuse situations vary greatly. There are legitimate reasons for not pushing for… Continue reading
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Believe Us.
What is traumatizing and what is healing, when it comes to abuse; sex crimes? What is helpful and what is not? When should the discussion be silenced and what will empower the victim? I lean far into breaking the silence.… Continue reading
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Signpost of Abuse
In the definition of Borderline Personality disorder, the term "Disturbed Child" was used…in a way that allowed me to see how you would feel within this disorder. How you swing from an adult into a disturbed child…mostly when there is chaos… Continue reading
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The Right to do what you want.
We left the 4th behind us and I wonder how we all look at freedom, how we attempt to attain it and how we need others to get it. Freedom, personal freedom isn't that easy to navigate…especially when you have… Continue reading
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Who we stand with….
A reporter is interested in talking to you! Here is the what prompted it….taken from EX-Toots blog. "Paris Achen, a reporter at the Columbian newspaper, is working on a story about sex abuse in Clark County, Washington, and would like… Continue reading
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Adult Choices.
In the past few days, a concept has settled more firmly in place, an understanding of how life goes and how we go with it or struggle against it….how, IF we have a clear and firm knowing about ourself, we… Continue reading
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