December 2013 - Child Abuse Effects

Dec 16, True Healing Begins With an Act of Forgiveness

Why do we find it so difficult to forgive? Is it because we believe that to forgive is to let the person off the hook for what they did to us? Or could there be something else at play? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 16 2013 11:19 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 2, Child Abuse Story From Emily

My problem is that i liked hearing dirty jokes and laughing about sex when I was growing up. I was the object of my father's dirty jokes and I enjoyed Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 02 2013 10:02 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 18, Child Abuse Story From Lynn

I am 68 years old. My sexual, emotional and verbal abuse began when I was a toddler. I had dissociated from it so that I went on with my life. I went Read More...

Published Wed, Dec 18 2013 12:15 PM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 20, The Aftermath of Reporting a Child Being Abused in Scotland

thought i was doing the right thing in reporting child abuse father was charge with neclect & child abuse they did not know it was me till they went to Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 20 2013 8:57 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 30, Child Abuse Story From C and R

My brother and I were victims of child neglect. He has severe non-communicative autism. I want to tell this story because I want anyone who went through Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 10:25 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 5, How to Deal With Negative People

You're at work, surrounded by people who hate their jobs. They bicker endlessly about their anger toward the company. Or you're at a gathering where people are complaining about politics. Or you're at home with your spouse and/or kids, but...

Published Thu, Dec 05 2013 5:42 PM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 10, Child Abuse Story From Avril

The abuse started just after I was born. I was sexually, physically, and emotionally abused until I was 19. I was abused by my parents, my aunt and uncle Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 10 2013 7:21 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 13, Does What Really Matter Arise From Our Mind or From Beyond the Mind?

When we spend time in our heads, that's when the stream of thought takes over. Sometimes for hours at a time. And often with people that are no longer in our lives! Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 13 2013 8:27 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 2, 3 Reasons Why it is More Important Than Ever to Embrace Your Pain Body

We all have a pain body. Some of us carry a heavier pain body than others. Some of us carry it with great silence and shame. Some of us wear it like a badge of honour. So what is the pain body? Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 02 2013 10:37 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 3, Child Abuse Story From Max

My abuse started at a very young age.My father was the initial offender.It was a mixture of sexual,physical and mental abuse.I look back now at some of Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 03 2013 9:23 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 17, Child Abuse Story From Maddy

Hard to write that I was abused but ive been encouraged a bit to write it so here it is. When i was 4 or 5 my dad used 2 sit me on his lap a lot and wen Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 17 2013 12:34 PM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 19, Weighing in on Merry Christmas vs Happy Holidays

Everywhere I turn I hear the debate about whether this time of year we should be greeting people with Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or Season's Greeting or some other address. In some cases, it's not a debate at all. It's a my-way-or-the...

Published Thu, Dec 19 2013 9:50 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 30, Child Abuse Story From Name Undisclosed152

My dad killed my mom when I was little. The police never even knew she was dead because she didn't ever leave the house. Sometimes when I was little my Read More...

Published Mon, Dec 30 2013 10:10 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 31, Father and Daughter Child Abuse Story

My name means Cherry Blossom in Japanese. I clearly don't know how I survived or how I lived through a terrible life since I was neglected and left alone. Read More...

Published Tue, Dec 31 2013 9:31 AM by Child Abuse Blog

Dec 9, Can We Really Heal Ourselves From Even The Worst of Illnesses?

Any malady in your physical body was a lot longer in coming than it takes to release it. ~Abraham This quote from Abraham-Hicks really speaks to the fact that by the time we are diagnosed with an illness, something else has been going on in our lives...

Published Mon, Dec 09 2013 10:01 AM by Child Abuse Blog