Originally published on ACEs Connection on , 2017 By Svava Brooks. Abuse and trauma survivors are incredibly strong people. We know our strength is what helped us survive, and it’s what keeps us going now. Yet we know something is missing. This missing link is courage. We know we’re strong.…
Originally published on ACEs Connection on April 10, 2017 By SVAVA BROOKS. As you know, April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. On April 6, I was a keynote speaker at a fundraiser for a Children’s Advocacy Center in Oregon. This was the second time I‘d been asked to speak…
I’m writing to share the importance of protecting children. I told my story in Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children(R) training so that I could help educate adults on how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. I want people everywhere to know that no child has…
Originally published on Medium on December 21, 2016 By Wading in a Sea of Red. When I was a little girl, I loved fairy tales. There were heros and villains. There were monsters with claws and sharp teeth, found in forests, or closets, or under the bed. The brave hero…
