Hello today! I've got some quotes to share with you today -- quotes are massively powerful in their simplicity. Words that could impact your healing. Think of how they can apply to the healing process of a dissociative trauma survivor --- a survivor of any kind of abuse..... Child abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence, ritual abuse, mind control. I know and I know and I … [Read more...]
How Do You Define Yourself?
How do you define yourself? I saw this beautiful poem tacked to the wall of a kind and generous charitable organization. I read it over and over, and couldn't leave without writing it down. I do not know the author, but whoever they are, they have put a wonderful, inspiring message out. I am pleased to be able to share it with you. So many of you feel defined by what has happened to you, or by what your Abusers … [Read more...]
Kathy’s Video Comments re: 10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Hey - hello hello today, I'm trying some new things, and I have made a short video of myself talking about the last blog entry. This video is specifically for adult survivors of sexual abuse. 10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse These are big brave steps for me to put myself out on a video. All disclaimers needed! I'm very new at making simple home-made videos, so there's no fancy tricks, … [Read more...]
10 Truths for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse
I've written a fair bit about childhood sexual abuse. Children are young, small, and without resources. Grasping the innocence of those children is easily seen and understood. As adults, trauma survivors can more easily grasp the complex dynamics of being forced into abusive dynamics when still a small, young child. But for some folks, trauma and abuse doesn't stop in childhood. It may have started in childhood, … [Read more...]
10 Comforting and Corrective Truths for Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors
Every survivor of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) that I know has a lot of enormously difficult days when they struggle desperately with feeling bad, feeling lousy, feeling at fault, feeling pain. Those struggles can last for years. Healing does come, but on those difficult days, remember what is true. When the hard days come, it might be hard to remember... It was not okay that anyone touched your body … [Read more...]
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