Resources for victims/Survivors

Update:  I published this during the summer months (2015). It spread across quite a few websites and I got a great deal of positive feedback. However, some parents & caretakers …

I Tried One day years ago I was trying to make it through a challenge.   In order to get through it I came up with a solution. I was going …

  Yes, it’s summer again. And while many of us are focused on camps, cookouts, rest, and routine changes—some people are focused on your children.I’m talking about predators—those who harm …

*Updated for 2025 When a close relative—let’s call her Morgan—announced her pregnancy, our entire family was ecstatic. I wanted to hear everything. My own pregnancy had been over 15 years …

Let Me Tell It I once worked as the sexual assault Outreach Advocate for the state of Virginia.  Here is what I learned.  What one thing that I learned is that …

  I watched “Cosby: The Women Speak.“    Actually, I recorded it.    This way, if I was triggered, I could watch it another time.     But I was amid …

People who have been abused often struggle with self-doubt.  Yeah. You can put up a tough exterior for everyone else.  Some days you can even fool yourself. The truth is. …

Today, I would like to speak to the parents and caretakers of children.   I realize that some of them might be a bit concerned.  When someone who seemed “normal” …