Techniques

People believe that being held captive, is being held against their will, usually through a physical restraint, and then locked into a room from which they cannot escape. (Think any...

Although this is well known to us as survivors and has been used against us in destructive and manipulative ways, were you aware, silence is available to you as a...

As survivors if we are sharing what happened to us, some of us have this habit of justifying the truth when discussing with others. This has to stop. WE need to...

For some of us, feeling confident when dealing with powerful people just doesn’t happen. The fear, the paralysis can be so strong that even finding words is a struggle. This also has...

When deciding to inform your children about your childhood sexual abuse, it's important to approach the conversation with care, taking into account their age, emotional maturity, and ability to comprehend...

Having your own back as a survivor is not without its challenges. WE are conditioned from the time our abuse began, to put our needs last and not value what our...

What does it even mean, and where does it stem from? It sounds quite intellectual, but it’s not. It’s basically when we do things that block our success and prevent good things...

It's almost impossible to be visible when a key part of our existence has been hiding in the dark. Being a survivor of child sexual abuse means that we become...

I love everything about this: The words itself, thought of it, and the impact it has.I know when I’ve been in the company of it, because I feel humbled somehow...

Sometimes as survivors we feel like we are made of broken pieces. Seeing a glass fall to the floor and shatter, noticing the shards lying on the floor
Manipulation is the single most powerful tool enablers, gate keepers, and abusers use to shut survivors down.
Because what happened to us was wrong, it changed everything and we stopped feeling normal, or what had felt normal to us.