En grandissant, j'ai entendu ces phrases si souvent des m'res de l'église et d'autres membres; Un moment donné, il n'avait plus d'importance. Combien de fois d'autres ont-ils noté des différences dans le corps et les comportements des survivants d'abus sexuels? Tout comme les gens de l'église ont remarqué les différences dans mon apparence et mon comportement, d'autres adultes au sein de la communauté ont abordé les différences. Deux enseignants ont remarqué un changement dan

Growing up, I heard these phrases so often from the mothers of the church and other members; at some point, it no longer mattered. How many times have others noted differences in sex abuse survivors’ bodies and behaviors? Just as the church people noticed the differences in my appearance and behavior, other adults within the community addressed the differences. Two teachers noticed a change in my behavior; one came close to identifying the source. An observant teacher, Mr. Ma

Al crecer, escuché estas frases tan a menudo de las madres de la iglesia y otros miembros; en algún momento, ya no importaba. ¿Cuántas veces otros han notado diferencias en los cuerpos y comportamientos de los sobrevivientes de abuso sexual? Así como la gente de la iglesia notó las diferencias en mi apariencia y comportamiento, otros adultos dentro de la comunidad abordaron las diferencias. Dos maestros notaron un cambio en mi comportamiento; uno estuvo a punto de identificar

“Let’s have a date night!” Mr. Mac texted those words this month, which once caused me to move mountains to spend quality time with him. The love I shared with this man was magical (demonic) as we created memorable moments together, but he was not supposed to be a part of my life. Those connections meant everything to me, at times risking and losing it all for the sake of that connection. Minimal effort and plenty of lies filled our time together. The toxic relationship conne

The driver utters those words while chauffeuring the little king and me, to my hotel room as my car trailed behind us which was being towed by the roadside service. The small talk took a sharp turn after answering the simple question: “What your book is about?” After giving a 30-second synopsis of my book: A Memoir of Healing and Deliverance from Sex Abuse The Dirty Man. My years of speaking to teens and adults alike were not prepared for this man’s response. “See your paren