(I previously wrote on this topic in a blog dated 7.26.14) John Bradshaw, the guru of child sexual abuse recovery, wrote a book called The Family, based on the public television series of the same name. While in the original stages of my own recovery I stumbled upon this televised series…
My husband is an only child. He says that growing up he felt the lack of siblings. He lived in the country so he played army by himself in the barn; he played with the chickens in the chicken coop. He devised endless ways to enjoy his own company. He…
“Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.” – Debasish Mridha Music has a profound way of touching us in so many ways. For myself, the power of music has given me great joy, hope and healing. Music has been a lifesaver for me and that…
When I was a little girl growing up in small towns in the Midwest every year at Christmas time my maternal grandparents, along with other family relatives, mailed to us large boxes filled with gifts for the entire family, gifts that had to take the place of our loved ones…
1. What happens if I have no memory of the abuse but fit most of the characteristics of child sexual abuse? It is common for those sexually abused as children to have no or limited memory of their abuse. It doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. Sometimes memory loss is…
