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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

in hope or in despair21st September 2022
The Flying Child’s recent blog post about arranging to see her abuser again — and what happened in that visit, in public — has stayed with me for several days. Over and over in these days, I replay the scene in which I did something similar: I went to go stay with my father — … Continue reading in hope or in despair
on expecting disaster6th September 2022
[photo: Dan Meyers] I now realise that a good portion of my psyche, my everyday psyche, is always ready for anything, waiting for the worst to happen. This hypervigilance is one of the key indicators of (C)PTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder), and it’s not at all unusual in survivors of Child Sexual Abuse or … Continue reading on expecting disaster
the fear remains26th August 2022
I have not worn my wedding and engagement rings in a couple of weeks. They need adjusting (fat fingers!) and the jeweller suggested leaving them off for a while so we could identify the ‘true’ sizing. Fair enough. For the first week, all I felt was weirdly bare. But everyone who has worn something on … Continue reading the fear remains

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