Shattering the Silence

"Every time I overcome something from my painful past, I become stronger and more prepared for the next self-discovery." I put the...

I had lunch with a man I'll call Ned, and he knew about my abuse. Just before we left the restaurant he leaned toward me and said, ...

"By now," a pastor friend said to me, "you should be over all that. It happened so long ago." "So you have some kin...

No one has ever used those three words to me: Get over it. However, they've implied that by now I should be free from pain and agony. It...

I read somewhere that the greatest fear of survivors is that others won't believe them. It took me a long time to open up to my friends ...

Only once someone asked me. "Do you think God was punishing you?" That question may not be the most insensitive but it's close...

Most of us encounter individuals who pry into our lives or ask questions that trigger memories, or they're just unaware of how offensive...