Trigger Points Anthology ~ Breaking the silence, Breaking the cycle of abuse

Originally published on TriggerPointsAnthology.com on Oct 26, 2015 By Dawn   Trigger Points Anthology ~ The Book, the Creators, the Mission. Joyelle and Dawn are survivors of childhood abuse working to break the cycle for their own families. Raising children as an abuse survivor is often a lonely and isolating experience,…

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I watch child pornography to prosecute sex crimes. The kids’ silence is deafening.

Originally Published on TheWashingtonPost.com on Oct 23, 2015 By Sarah Chang If they’re not crying, we assume they must not be hurting. During my first week as a federal prosecutor of sexual abuse crimes against children, one of my colleagues told me her chief coping mechanism: Turn the sound off…

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Trigger Points: Childhood Abuse Survivors Experiences of Parenting

Originally published on ACEsConnection.com  on Oct 21, 2015 By Christine Cissy White This is the first book FOR and BY survivors of childhood abuse geared specifically towards the experiences of parenting. THE FIRST! THE ONLY! It includes essays from over twenty men and women survivor parents with children of all…

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PTSD: The Illness I Couldn’t See

Originally published on Huffington Post on October 20, 2015 By Amy Oestreicher. I grew up thinking an “illness” was either fever or croup. Illness was a stuffy nose — a sick-day, an excuse to miss a day of school. At 18 years old, “illness” took on an entirely different meaning.…

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