Originally published in The Reporter today By Kimberly Fu. Two Vacaville women are lending their voices to promote awareness of child sexual abuse and they invite the community to join the conversation. “It’s still a very uncomfortable topic and not a lot of people want to talk about it,” explained Hazel…
Angie Aker is a curator for Upworthy. This open letter was originally published by Life After Hate, an organization that is dedicated to helping communities that encounter various abuses and traumas. Dear Woman: Dear Woman, You don’t know me and I have no business writing you this. You may…
When I was invited to speak I thought what would I have to contribute? Then I thought I am a perfect person to speak to the serious issue of Child Sexual abuse My first job out of college was a Deputy Probation Officer. As all rookies we were assigned to…
As my son enters Junior High, I feel my own anxiety over the potential of bullying that can occur at this age. Projections can be so cruel. Our children are sponges and they hear everything we say. If we stereotype or judge others, our kids will absorb our behaviors as…
