Shattering the Silence

"I failed." Such a confession has to be painful. "I did it again, even though I knew better." I read or hear similar sta...

Sexual assault involves sex. Many of us faced physical beatings or verbal abuse; some of us endured all three. But when we talk about sexual...

Although words like therapy and counseling are part of our culture, for some of us survivors, they're intimidating terms. In the early...

"I want one person—just one person—I can trust and rely on." I wonder how many times I've heard men say those words. It's ...

Why do we hide the story of our abuse and the pain? You and I can probably think of many reasons. But the reasons aren't as important as...

(This is a response from Roger to the last blog post. I thought it should be shared.) There is so much of my childhood I cannot remember. I ...

We hide our pain in many ways. The obvious is by denying it and refusing to admit it. One time, early in my healing journey, I mentioned an ...