Child Abuse Survivor

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

Filed under: Personal News

Trying to Make Sense

My wife recently returned from a trip to Israel. This weekend, over breakfast, she was telling me about meeting Eliezer Ayalon and getting to hear his story of surviving the Holocaust. The one point of the story that really struck me was that, upon his...

Published Mon, Nov 22 2010 3:00 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

Taking Care of Myself vs. Asking for Help

I’ve realized something about myself this week. I’m not exactly proud of it either. It seems that I’ve spent so much time learning to take care of myself, that I have a hard time admitting when I might need some support from my friends...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 7:22 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations

New Groups on the Survivors Network

As you know, from time to time, I like to post here about new things that are happening over on the Child Abuse Survivors Network, just as a reminder to those of you who don’t make regular stops over, or as a way to let those of you who aren’t...

Published Wed, Jan 27 2010 6:45 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Child Abuse, Site News

My Holiday Survival Tip

We all know that, as survivors and just about anyone else, the holidays can be fraught with all sorts of bad memories, awkward time spent with family, depression, and mourning for the family we never had. I’ve seen a number of folks listing tips...

Published Wed, Dec 23 2009 1:30 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Depression

Comings and Goings in the Blogosphere

Interesting that, after falling behind the last few days on my blog reading, I would both find a new blog by a male survivor, and see that Marj is going to be giving up regular blogging. I’ll miss reading Marj, and I can’t say enough about...

Published Mon, Nov 01 2010 7:20 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Newsworthy, Observations, Child Abuse

Getting it Done

One of the things I, and other survivors, struggle with is change. Change creates stress, and makes us uncomfortable, and if there’s anything survivors crave, it’s the comfort of what we know. New things tend to throw us, creating uncertainty...

Published Sun, May 01 2011 6:02 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse

May’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse

It’s up over at From Tracie’s blog. She’s chosen the “hope and Joy” theme for this month, very similar to my brief post earlier this week about the importance of fun! (Which I did submit, but seems like it got lost somewhere...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 10:39 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Child Abuse, Recommended Reading

New Features Added to Community Site

I just posted a note over on the Survivor’s Network about ome new features I’ve added there, but wanted to share it here as well in the hopes that folks will check it out and start getting involved over there a bit more! I’ve been testing...

Published Thu, Jun 10 2010 3:09 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Uncategorized

Excellent Blogs for PTSD Support

Ken from NursingSchools.net was kind enough to send me an email informing me that this blog was included in their 40 Excellent Blogs for PTSD Support. I’m touched that they thought this little blog of mine was worthy of being included, and I highly...

Published Fri, Oct 08 2010 6:35 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Site News, Recommended Reading

Confirmation Bias

The other day I was doing some reading about “confirmation bias”, our natural tendency to process information in ways that agree with what we already believe to be true, and ignoring information that challenges those beliefs. We see this frequently...

Published Wed, Jun 20 2012 7:37 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse

Sugar Ray Leonard and Reacting to Survivors

I was listening to the latest BS Report podcast on ESPN today, an interview done by Bill Simmons with Sugar Ray Leonard. I was aware that Ray openly discusses the sexual abuse he suffered as a child in his recent autobiography, but I hardly expected that...

Published Fri, Oct 07 2011 6:32 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Newsworthy, Observations, Child Abuse

Comment on Support Groups by Veronica Messegee

Near the beginning of my healing journey, I tried to set up a local support group because there weren't any within 50 miles. I used different angles to attract people, but no one was interested. I finally went online to DailyStrength.org and joined...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2011 1:43 PM by Comments for Child Abuse Survivor

Successful Healers

I came across this blog post the other day, entitled 12 Things Successful People Do Differently, and it occurred to me that many of the traits set out in the article also serve as good advice for survivors going through recovery. Think about your own...

Published Tue, Jan 24 2012 6:38 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Observations, Child Abuse, Recommended Reading

Taking Part in a Twitter Chat

This Friday, June 28, I will be the guest of the Raising Great Men Twitter Chat. If you want to follow the conversation, you can follow the hashtag #momsofboychat to check it out. You just finished reading Taking Part in a Twitter Chat! Consider leaving...

Published Sun, Jun 23 2013 4:58 PM by Child Abuse Survivor

Filed under: Site News

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