The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is playing an important part in a recent case against a child abuser in Lompoc, California. One of the lesser known parts of the SCRA is that it puts a hold on the statute of limitations in any case that a servicemember is involved in, according to The American Bar […]

“As the humorist Josh Billings once put it, ‘It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.’” I’m always interested in how the different people on our planet see or understand the world.  Different cultures do have different perspectives or paradigms through which […]

Our friend David Pittmen (Together We Heal) recommended that Pokrov.org  check out Janet Heimlich’s blog, Religious Child Maltreatment, and we liked what we saw! Heimlich also has a book that we are anxious to read, Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment. In addition, Heimlich has a nonprofit, the Child-Friendly Faith Project, which […]

Last week we talked about about something all survivors of abuse grapple with, feeling alone. So now what, how do we get beyond these helpless and hopeless feelings? Part 2 What is Required to Have a Life of Hope and Healing? The following article might seem a bit short, when considering what we are talking […]

The Diocese of Amarillo has kept a priest on duty after paying to settle a claim that he seduced a woman during a prayer session and pressured her to have an abortion when she thought she was pregnant. Catholic officials in Dallas, meanwhile, in recent months have handled two similar matters in different ways: They […]

Feeling Alone, it’s a familiar feeling. It’s altogether too familiar. As a survivor of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA), I struggled for decades with it. I had it twisted around me like a straight-jacket of discomfort. The result was a never-ending quest for love and acceptance in all the wrong places with none of the right […]

A Texas high school student named Greg Kelley was recently convicted of sexually victimizing a four year old boy.  Despite the jury verdict, a small vocal group of supporters have been working hard to convince the public that this sexual offender is innocent..   Marginalizing the powerful voice of the child victim is often at […]

Trigger Warning due to description of childhood sexual abuse It’s an indelible memory seared into our minds and branded onto our souls. At least for those of us who were sexually abused as children. It’s a memory we can’t shake. At some point, many of us experienced having our abuser(s) hand(s) over our mouths to […]

Some further insight into a serious phenomenon. The eye-catching headline read, “Which Professions Have The Most Psychopaths?” (The Week, October 30, 2013) What ensued was quite a dialogue on the internet, as everyone seemed to have their own favorite picks or a personal horror story. The article stimulated debate, but unfortunately did not add clarity […]

I am grateful to my good friend Stephanie Smith for contributing this guest post as I spend a little time away with my family – Boz __________________________________________________________________________ I’m so pleased to be able to fill in for Boz this week as he enjoys a well-deserved time away with his family. Aside from being able to […]