by Lynn Tolson | Family & Parenting, Surviving Abuse
How Can We Protect Ourselves from Predators? Review of Predators, Pedophiles, Rapists & Other Sex Offenders: Who They Are, How They Operate, And How We Can Protect Ourselves And Our Children by Anna Salter, Ph.D Dr. Salter received a Master’s degree in Child...
by Lynn Tolson | Sex & Sexuality, Surviving Abuse
Sexual Assault: A Definition WHAT IS SEXUAL ASSAULT? Sexual assault is a legal term as well as a phrase that pertains to unwanted sexual contact. State laws vary* but the most common phrase used to define sexual assault is “an act of sexual penetration or intrusion...
by Lynn Tolson | Creativity, Poetry, Surviving Abuse, Written Word
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month as well as National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. Although there is a strong push to raise awareness during April, attention to the epidemics is a year around event. Instead of posting statistics and...
by Beth Henley | Surviving Abuse
I recently read a post here regarding forgiveness of those who have abused you. I’m still scratching my head two weeks later. There are some things in life I can forgive, like the person who accidentally killed my first puppy (I’ve not had another since)...
by Beth Henley | Surviving Abuse
After 3 Decades, My Secret Told: Surviving a Different Kind of Abuse and Rescue I’m a woman in my late 40s with a secret. I’ve never before told this secret. Lately, and because of a rescue I heard about on HereWomenTalk.com last year, I’ve felt the need...
