Child Abuse Survivor

Another Convicted Molester Gets No Jail Time

This time it’s the case of the rape away the gay pastor, who tried to explain away his sexual abuse of boys by claiming he was trying to keep me from being gay, who has had his sentence reduced to 5 years of probation and mandatory sex offender...

Published Tue, Sep 17 2013 6:53 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Newsworthy, Child Abuse

Laissez les bons temps rouler

As I was working on posting some photos from our trip to New Orleans I was reminded of this phrase. Unfortunately, it is a phrase I should have taken to heart soon after our time in NOLA as opposed to just now. We all need to kick back and let the good...

Published Fri, Dec 21 2012 3:09 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

Rewind to Fast Forward Movie

I’m going to just go ahead and admit, I was really moved by this clip. I think this is going to be a very interesting, and powerful movie about a survivor, and a family dealing with the effects of child sexual abuse. I’m even more impressed...

Published Tue, Apr 01 2014 5:26 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Newsworthy

Depression and Self Help

No, I’m not going to suggest that a couple of self-help books here and there are all you need to overcome depression. But, I saw a couple of articles recently that reminded me of my own struggles with depression, and that the best friends, the one’s...

Published Tue, Feb 25 2014 7:55 AM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Depression

Using Tags

Thanks to my discovery of Simple Tags recently, a WordPress plugin that helps you add tags to old posts, I’ve been doing just that on this blog. Now, what that means to you might not be much, but it allows me to have another way to present the content...

Published Fri, Apr 18 2014 5:50 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Site News, Blogging

Dealing with Change and Challenges

We have spent so much of our lives trying to survive, and protect ourselves, that the confidence that comes from making our own decisions, or overcoming new challenges is a foreign concept. We want nothing less than to have anything change, and yet life...

Published Tue, May 20 2014 9:28 AM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Personal News, Child Abuse, Abuse

Another Good Reason to Talk About Child Abuse

Going back over 10 years ago to when I first started this blog, the goal has always been to help survivors feel less alone. Last week I was reminded, yet again, of the importance of talking about it. There was a time in my life when it seemed like I was...

Published Wed, May 21 2014 7:34 AM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse, Survivors, Abuse, Hope, Healing

A Perfect Example of Why I Won’t Repost

Anyone who spends as much time as I do online, and who is an outspoken survivor, inevitably gets bombarded with lots of requests to share information to their readers. Like most of you, I get a lot of those, and if it’s something that I think survivors...

Published Sun, May 26 2013 8:11 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Personal News, Newsworthy, Child Abuse, Site News

Traveling

While we all know that I travel quite a bit for work all the time, this week I’m actually headed out of the country, to London, for a few days. So I may be a bit slower than usual to respond to comments, emails, tweets and so forth! On the other...

Published Sat, Jun 08 2013 6:16 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Personal News

The Importance of Sharing

Lately, something on this site has been keeping me a little busier than normal. There seems to be some reason that Google has stopped directing people to the home page, and listing this site in it’s search results even when you search for the URL...

Published Wed, Mar 05 2014 5:45 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Site News

Friends are God’s way of apologizing for your family

This is a quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer that I saw someone share on Twitter earlier today, and it got me thinking about abuse survivors, especially those of us who were abused within the family unit. On one hand, speaking from my own experience with the friendships...

Published Sun, Dec 11 2011 8:56 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse

Small Wins

I was having an email conversation with a friend the other day. We were talking about whether making small changes, maybe even relatively superficial ones, can lead to bigger changes. My feeling is that they absolutely can. It’s easy to look at...

Published Tue, May 24 2011 6:32 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

Healing From Abuse and Staying Married

I spotted this post by Faith Allen on her blog recently, and have been enjoying the various comments that came pouring in. In it she talks about how healing has become a challenge within her marriage because she is not the wife her husband expects her...

Published Thu, Sep 29 2011 6:45 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Child Abuse

April’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse: Got a Submisson?

If you missed last month’s edition of the carnival, or just want to know what the heck I’m talking about, you can check it out over at Tracie’s. This month, I will be doing the honors and hosting it right here! Of course, since this...

Published Tue, Apr 03 2012 4:17 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Child Abuse, Site News

Quick Life Update

With everything being brand new it’s been a little tough to develop any routine, let alone one that includes posting to the blog on a regular basis. After one week at the new job, I’m just starting to develop a bit of a routine there, but...

Published Sun, Apr 10 2011 8:17 PM by Child Abuse Survivor