They Defended Him and Failed Me: Why It’s So Hard to Speak Truth about Sexual Abuse
Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse and rape. I was warned that what I was doing could ruin his…
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Trigger Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse and rape. I was warned that what I was doing could ruin his…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: this post addresses abuse. "You were a rebellious teenager, it was your fault." Those words have been said…
Continue ReadingTrigger Warning: Child Abuse My daughter is swinging, head tilted up to the sky, pondering the shape of the cloud—is…
Continue ReadingI am currently in my late 30s. When I was five or six, I was molested by a family member…
Continue Reading**Trigger Warning: Discusses Childhood Sexual Abuse** More often than not, when people learn I grew up in a large family,…
Continue ReadingRecently, it was World Day Against Sex Trafficking. I knew I had to somehow speak out. I have been hesitant…
Continue ReadingEditor's note: This post discusses sexual abuse Because we stay quiet, way too often. Because we don’t reach out to…
Continue Reading“How do I talk to my kids about sexual abuse?” my friend asked. It isn’t the first time a friend…
Continue ReadingEditor's Note: This post discusses sexual abuse I am the mom. I am the mom who thought she could keep…
Continue ReadingEditor's note: This piece contains references to the sexual abuse of a child. See the kid in the picture? That…
Continue ReadingIt’s all over the news: Ellen DeGeneres has broken the silence about her childhood sexual abuse at the hands of…
Continue ReadingThe controversial kid's movie Show Dogs was pulled from theaters last week after parents sounded the alarm about inappropriate sexual content in its…
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