Popular Belief Systems

Irrespective of popular belief, no one ever said it would get better…LIFE. No one ever said… it would get worse… STRUGGLES. They, people in general, have said that there are programs that will help you. Let me be the first to tell you there is not always programs that will…

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5 New Year’s Resolutions I’m Making as a Survivor of Sexual Assault

Originally published on Everyday Feminism Magazine on December 31, 2016 by Sian Ferguson and re-published here with their permission. Like many others, I’ve had a rough time this year. 2016’s meme-worthy level of awfulness has hit me hard – and I can’t wait for it to be over. As someone…

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I SPOKE ABOUT PARENTING AS A SURVIVOR, BECAUSE I WAS ASKED.

Originally published on Trigger Points Anthology on November 2, 2016 By Dawn Daum. Even though I’m a socially awkward introvert with post-traumatic stress, I gave a talk on parenting after trauma last month. Why? Because I was asked. Someone read the Trigger Points Anthology and wanted a keynote speaker who…

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My name is Vennie Kocsis

My name is Vennie Kocsis. I am the author of Cult Child, a memoir based on my life growing up a sexually, mentally and physically abused child in Sam Fife’s Move of God cult. View the book trailer and order my novel and other publications by visiting my website: Vennie…

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