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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

something is wrong28th April 2022
[image: mast cells, stained] I am aware that more days than is usual have passed since I last posted. And I haven’t until recently — until lying in bed last night — been able to get my head around my lack of focus. The truth is, I have been in the middle of a world … Continue reading something is wrong
my own private restoration17th April 2022
It’s Easter Sunday for Christians. We have one child home for family time and a good meal. We have each other. Although I do not consider myself a Christian, I am profoundly grateful for our lives today. On Radio 4 this morning, the ‘Sunday’ programme asked all of its speakers what they did to restore … Continue reading my own private restoration
or, naivety9th April 2022
I’ve been on my own this week. As I often do at such (infrequent) times, I decided to challenge myself a little. So I watched both of the new documentaries about family dysfunction and sexual abuse: House of Maxwell and Jimmy Savile: a British Horror Story. I think I do this on my own because … Continue reading or, naivety

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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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