Shattering the Silence

Merry Christmas to all. May this time bring you too comfort and joy in remembering the reason for the celebration. Even though he was actua...

Even though personal connections are difficult for me, I've found that if I push myself to make the move oft times I've been reward...

Holidays Holidays can be painful for the average person, even more so for those of us who’ve been assaulted. Sexual assault can cripple...

Nightmares Every now and then I wake my wife up with my yelling and/or moaning loudly. It's not as bad as it has been because I'm ...

Part of what bothered me so much in the early stages of my acceptance as a victim was the loneliness. Unable to talk to anyone about the hug...

Betrayal has a way of causing a hardening of the heart. In medicine, if we give too much calcium we can end up with a condition we call ston...

Boundaries, I heard someone speak about boundaries in a context I hadn’t thought about.   In the area of sexual abuse, many times befo...