Knowing how to react to child sexual abuse is just as important as understanding the signs. The graphic below helps give some guidance in three different situations when dealing with child sexual abuse: disclosure, discovery, and suspicion. DISCLOSURE occurs when a child tells you that they have experienced abuse. DISCOVERY…
Originally published on Medium.com on June 15, 2016 By CrowdRise Megan Tucker found herself in the middle of the Syrian refugee crisis with the harsh Macedonian winter quickly bearing down. And what started as a fundraiser for warm clothes for displaced people has turned into something much bigger. The train…
Originally posted on thecounterstool.me on June 11, 2016 By Jessica Malionek Switzerland 1977 with the Matterhorn behind my mother and me – age 5 June 8th came and went. The sun rose and set and in between the two, my day continued in its usual way — with a few…
I wrote the following after seeing media outlets and people on social media calling the woman in the Stanford sexual assault case a victim. Quit that sh*t. ——————– She is anything but a victim. She is a wildflower, impressive at withstanding heat and drought with her grace and resilience. She…
