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PATRICIA DEBNEY

One in 6 children is sexually abused, 90% by someone they know and trust, within the family fold. 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

  • celebrations2nd January 2023
    We have had a really lovely ten days in our household: one ‘child’ and partner with us for Christmas, and the other and his wife surprising us with a visit from the US tomorrow. I have loved every moment of stringing fairy lights, having sherry (yes, my American and elsewhere readers: it’s a thing, and … Continue reading celebrations
  • the cost of immobility14th December 2022
    On the advice of my consultant, I’ve been forced into ‘complete rest’ recently. Somehow my lower back started acting up, and six weeks later not only is it not recovered, but I keep ‘setting it off’. It’s a rollercoaster. As a consequence of my indeterminate (thus far) back issue, I haven’t been to dance or … Continue reading the cost of immobility
  • final going back (6)28th November 2022
    This is really a kind of epilogue. There was another important thing that happened when I went to the US — specifically, to Texas. Some of you may remember the little town between San Antonio and Beaumont, where my grandparents would meet my mother, and I — like the bundle of acceptance I was then … Continue reading final going back (6)

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photo: Nancy Wilson Fulton

debneypatricia@gmail.com

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