Originally published on For Every Mom on December 19, 2016 By Jenny Rapson. This pediatrician just laid out when, where, and by whom our kids are most likely to suffer sexual abuse, and gave us all the tools to prevent it. Recently, a good friend of mine shared a Facebook…
A few weeks ago Darkness to Light has shared a video that illustrates their vision of a world without child sexual abuse. The video shares what is possible when adults are empowered and educated to prevent child sexual abuse from happening, or intervene when abuse is suspected. Darkness to Light…
Originally published on Upworthy on October 10, 2016 By Robbie Couch. Elliot Costello met Thea in 2013 after she’d been rescued from two years of physical and sexual abuse in a Cambodian orphanage. Thea ended up there after her father, the family’s sole breadwinner, died. Losing her father wasn’t just…
Are PTSD Survivors Weak? Here’s What My Mom Thinks PTSD is Not a Weakness. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is anything but a weakness. It is our strength. It means that we kept going. · Trauma is common. About six of every 10 US adults experience at least one trauma in…
