Shattering the Silence

About six months after I first dealt with my sexual assault, I made progress, but the process seemed to go on and on. "Why is it so har...

That's difficult to answer because we were kids who trusted the wrong individuals. Some of us have grown up distrustful and fearful of b...

(This post comes from a reader named Ron.) Am I always going to be like this? When I get around my Wednesday night group who are trying to h...

That's how his email began, and it ended with, "Who are they? How do I find them?" Those of us in the healing process from sex...

One of the earliest blog entries came from Dann Youle, who kept struggling with whether his experience was real. I've thought of his wor...

(This post comes from Roger.) I discovered at some point in my recovery I was actually angry at my younger self for not resisting, not stand...

At the end of emails to good friends, I sometimes add these words: "Be kind to [name] today." Occasionally I'll add, "[Na...