Shattering the Silence

(This post comes from John Joseph.) A Zen aphorism says, “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” I’m not Buddhist and I can’t vouch...

(This post comes from Eric Wagenmaker.) I grew up in a small town and live here still today. About twice a year, I inadvertently see my p...

(This post comes from Dann Youle.) While writing about the perspective that I now have of my abuse, the thought occurred to me that stori...

(This post comes from Dann Youle.) I felt my sexual abuse caused pain that had no resolution. It seemed like the more I tried to get rid ...

(This post comes from "J".) An addiction to pornography was one of the effects of my early childhood sexual abuse. The women in...

(This post comes from "J".) One of the things that has kept me in the pain of my abuse is not owning it. So much of my life wa...

(This post comes from "J".) Among the worst of the many lies I have believed about myself is that the abuse in my childhood was...