To Write Love on Her Arms: Childhood Abuse Prevention and Sexual Violence Awareness

I’m honored to have the following piece, from my Why Heal Write Now page on the To Write Love on Her Arms blog where i now write a monthly column for survivors.

Here’s an excerpt:

“In 1989, I was 22 years old, and I had just been diagnosed with PTSD stemming from childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, abandonment, and neglect. What I needed more than therapy or books or experts or support groups was to meet a woman, decades older, who had a childhood as bad as mine or worse – and who went on to have a life. A personal life. A professional life. A sex life. A family life. 

I was aching to see with my own eyes this middle-aged survivor. I needed proof of her existence because she is what I feared I could never become. To read the rest, click here.