When I first started working in the field of child sexual abuse I ran into many hurdles. I had created the REPAIR Your Life program and was currently working for a leading HMO in southern California. The San Diego office had studied my program and decided they wanted me to…
I need only close my eyes to relive the years when I had abandonment issues as the result of incest. If I let it, it would all come rushing back, covering me with fear and anxiety, spiraling me into a world of suicide attempts, poor choices, an inability to set…
Three days ago, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee met in Nashville to vote. This was supposed to clear the way for an investigation into sexual abuse within the SBC. So, what on earth happened? As Liz Evan, an attorney and SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force member so accurately stated,…
Hundreds of girls practicing for the Olympics over the last 20 years were sexually abused by their assumed-to-be trusted coach. In the early 2000s, this story broke: priests in the Catholic Church were sexually abusing children. The Boy Scouts of America, in the face of a new wave of abuse…
Our new Guest Blogger page has been created for the purpose of stimulating more interest in child sexual abuse and what is being done about it. It will also encourage those who need help to reach out to resources that are available to enlighten them in ways to overcome…
