Traumatized During Early Development

by | Dec 20, 2021 | survivor-stories

Traumatized During Early Development I remember at an early age my parents fought and my father was always hollering, yelling, swearing, and complaining. My mother decided she had enough and rebelled. She took me and went with a married man for a weekend in a hotel....

Navigating the Holidays As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse

by | Nov 24, 2021 | blog

Navigating the Holidays As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse The sights and sounds of the holiday season—festive lights and decorations, cheerful holiday music, and warm and fuzzy Hallmark and Lifetime channel holiday movies— seem inescapable. The celebratory...

Don’t Give Up

by | Nov 8, 2021 | survivor-stories

Don’t Give Up I’m currently in grad school for human services and had to choose a topic of a social problem – I chose child abuse and actually came across this website from doing research. I wanted to share my story, but it might be too long to write. Long...

Coping With Anger As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse

by | Oct 26, 2021 | blog

Coping With Anger As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse   Childhood abuse of any kind creates trauma that can include side effects, many of which don’t magically go away, even when you grow up. However, while trauma is responsible for multiple side effects,...