Today is a great day in California for the many Child Sexual Abuse Survivors and the Youth of today! Erin Merryn has added another state to her list to end child sexual abuse in the United States of America. California is the 19th state to take action against child sexual abuse and…
Originally published on Elephant Journal on August 24, 2014 By Rebecca Lammersen. Breaking up sucks. Whether it is mutual, one sided, peaceful or traumatic, it doesn’t matter—it just plain sucks. The pain can be excruciating and debilitating. Our human instinct is to run from it, move on, distract ourselves from…
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…
