July 22, 2024
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“Do you think your response has anything to do with your personal history?”
Absolutely. That doesn’t make me wrong.
In fact, I think it’s my past experiences that make me extraordinarily capable of speaking on the complexities of Childhood Sexual Abuse and the lasting effects of the abuse well into adulthood.
I have been a witness, a victim, a friend, and a parent of someone victimized.
I have seen it firsthand and from many different angles.
I believe that it is only by speaking openly and honesty about childhood sexual abuse do we have any hope of preventing it.
The Truth Is…
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I don’t mean to sound bleak.
If you’ve stumbled upon this blog in hopes of finding inspiration or a light at the end of the tunnel, I want you to know that it does get better.
But, I’d be remiss if I said that childhood sexual assault doesn’t leave a scar. That it doesn’t start to be the thing that you identify yourself by.
After I learned of my daughter’s abuse, it forced me to open some closed up memories in the back of my mind. Of my own story. Of how I came to be the person I am today.
I am NOT defined by what happened to me. But, I am the person I am largely because of it. I hope that by sharing my story as a survivor and the mother of a victim I will help to end the stigma around this topic. This is not a “private matter” that should be handled behind closed doors. Afterall, behind closed doors is where the abuse occured.
I hope that you will join me in bringing light to this subject. Giving victims a safe space to share and heal. Allowing them their voice which has been stolen from them.
If there is one thing I really hope to change it is to give the power back to the victims. To allow them to tell their stories without judgement. To give them permission to heal without fear of retaliation. For too long we’ve been forced to stay quiet and keep the peace. Whose peace were we keeping?