Shattering the Silence

(This post comes from Anonymous.) Sexual abuse began so early in my life that I missed the chance to become my own person in the way that...

(This post comes from Anonymous.) One of the strange things about surviving sexual abuse is that it never quite feels like I’ve survive...

(This post comes from Anonymous.) I was ten years past the physical abuse before a therapist explained that I had been abused. I thought...

The impact of sexual abuse can be devastating and it is long lasting. Because you were a child, and you were victimized by someone—and most...

"It's the past. Forget it and move on," my youngest brother, Chuck, said to me. We had both been sexually assaulted by the sa...

(This blog post comes from Bill Christman.) The priest raped me and I couldn't do anything about it. After that, unconsciously, I dec...

(This blog post comes from Gary Roe.) Guilt often triggers shame in my life.  Shame has been debilitating. For a long time, it kept me...