Empowering Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Through Community

Empowering Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Through Community   Humans are, by nature, social beings. We live together as family units and as part of a community. We work in teams. When disasters strike, we band together to provide support. So it’s not just that we...

PTSD and Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

PTSD and Adult Survivors of Child Abuse   Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently associated with military veterans. It’s especially prevalent in vets who faced combat or other horrors of war. However, survivors of child abuse can also experience...

Surviving Child Sex Trafficking

Surviving Child Sex Trafficking It’s difficult to comprehend many things more despicable than child sex trafficking. The thought of selling an innocent child into sexual exploitation for profit is simply more than most of us can grasp. Yet, every day, predators sell...

Navigating the Holidays As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse

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...

Coping With Anger As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse

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,...

How to Spot Signs of Physical Neglect and What to Do to Help

The CDC reported that at least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse and/or neglect in their life. With the pandemic leading to an increased unemployment rate, school district closures, and stay-at-home orders, the lives of children and families across the...