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PATRICIA DEBNEY

One in 10 children is sexually abused, 90% by someone they know. I was one of those children. An author of five books, I now turn myself to raising awareness, breaking the silences, and sharing lived experiences of CSA (Child Sexual Abuse). We must speak and stop this. The time is now.

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CONTENTS WARNING: child sexual abuse, trauma, PTSD

the bargain20th June 2022
[image: ‘Make Me a Promise’ by Susana Aldanondo] I didn’t feel I could post this on Father’s Day (UK), which was yesterday. I feel I’m stepping on others’ toes, raining on parades, being a party-pooper, for mentioning that yes, I had a father. But he wasn’t really a father. No one wants to hear this, … Continue reading the bargain
pretty in pink6th June 2022
It has taken me a long time — years — to allow myself to feel feminine. This is not to imply that all women need to be feminine — far from it — but I’ve always been drawn to fashion, accessories, and ‘dressing up’. So the idea of the feminine has always appealed to me. … Continue reading pretty in pink
the body again1st June 2022
I feel like I’ve been ‘gone’ for ages. But I’m back, after four (?) weeks of resting, teaching, discussion — and investigations into my body’s insistence in going off piste. First, we went away for a few days. I painted my nails pink. More on pink and what this means to me in another post! … Continue reading the body again

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PATRICIA DEBNEY is an American multi-genre writer living in Cambridge, UK. Her next book, Learning to Survive, is a memoir about familial childhood sexual abuse.

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