abuse Category
Your Voice Matters
Posted on May 17, 2021 Leave a Comment
“Before the age of five, I was tried and found guilty of advocating for my mother. At the time, I did not realize the oppressive and suppressive nature of fear. My father did not have to sentence me. I sentenced myself with the prison bars of confusion and doubt
A Reminder From Nature That Fear Is Learned
Posted on May 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
As my children and I were heading out to the garden, we saw a startled deer out of our living room window. And when my son opened the patio door, it was no surprise that the deer sprinted away. As I walked out to my garden, I spotted another deer on the other side of […]
Nothing Happens Overnight
Posted on May 11, 2021 Leave a Comment
After I graduated from undergraduate and landed an RN position at my place of employment, I moved out of my mother’s and house and found an apartment right off highway 70. During this period of stillness, I started researching child sexual abuse and incest. I learned about child sexual abuse prevalence, risk factors, and short […]