The Difference Between Silence and Secrecy: Choosing Healing Over Bondage.

The Difference Between Silence and Secrecy: Choosing Healing Over Bondage.

There’s a difference between silence that protects and secrecy that imprisons. For years, I didn’t know the difference, and it kept me stuck. Many survivors conflate the two, whether through lack of understanding or fear. But it’s imperative we get clear on this in...
When Anger Speaks: Righteous Rage and the Myth of the Perfect Survivor

When Anger Speaks: Righteous Rage and the Myth of the Perfect Survivor

We don’t talk enough about the rage. Not the anger you can neatly tuck away, but the blood-curdling, body-shaking kind that leaves you trembling long after the moment passes. For survivors of childhood sexual abuse, rage often feels like the one emotion we’re never...