FALC
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Seen and Understood.
"The people who have lost their parents and families due to abuse deserve the utmost respect and support. These people have risked it all to heal and stand up for the truth. These people are heroes and angels who hold… Continue reading
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Final Act of Abuse.
I have permission from Rythea Lee, to use her article "Leaving the Family System" – An Honorable Choice" here on my blog. There were so many things I wanted to unpack in this article. The first paragraph alone. By Rythea… Continue reading
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The Churches Stance of Innocent.
S.M.A.R.T. Has another article, "False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse are Rare" False allegations of child sexual abuse by children are rare I feel that in society, the numbers are flipped, that the overall sentiment, is that you can't trust… Continue reading
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Inability to see evil.
Today's Reading from Mark Nepo's Book of Awakening. "We are the stage and all the players." "One of the great contributions of psychology has been to help us understand how we replay our hurts and affections with people other than… Continue reading
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The Final Straw
As reality is working to right itself at Penn State, it offers a wealth of conversation about what serves the victims and then what serves those who are standing on the side of abuse; even in knowing silences. You will… Continue reading
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Honor, Pride and Grace.
Below is my Letter to the Editor. "Can we really be silent, when once again, another case of criminal sexual conduct is reduced, and once again, a light sentence is handed out, when another victim's story is played around with… Continue reading
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Causes Child Abuse
"On top of the abuse and neglect, denial heaps more hurt upon the child by requiring the child to alienate herself from reality and her own experience. In troubled families, abuse and neglect are permitted; it's the talking about them… Continue reading
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Reason Button is Broken
"Traumatic events that are human in origin seem to have more severe after-effects than natural disasters. Hurtful and frightening as it is to be raped by a stranger, or to be in the path of a natural disaster, the creation… Continue reading
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PTSD in Adult Survivors of Child Abuse.
Below is a post from my brother's blog. I highly recommend reading the article he found on PTSD in Adult Survivors of Child Abuse. It is a clear, but a very long piece. It helps to show why we end… Continue reading
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A Mass Exodus Out
I picked up the book, "The Body Never Lies" by Alice Miller, again…and found a few places that I had highlighted. I am sure I wrote about these before, but somehow it seems applicable again…as I was thinking about the… Continue reading