Category: Understanding Abuse
Seeing Abuse Through the Lens of Faith
For many years, I viewed my life through the lens of pain. I saw childhood abuse, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, loss, fear, and broken relationships. Those experiences shaped how I understood myself and the world around me. I searched for answers, trying to understand why people abuse others and why so many survivors continue…
Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma
Pain has a way of traveling from one generation to the next. It often begins quietly. A child grows up in a home marked by abuse, neglect, addiction, fear, or dysfunction. Those experiences shape how they see themselves, how they relate to others, and what they come to believe is normal. Without healing, those wounds…
The Police Were the First to Speak for Me
Revised on July 28, 2026 There are moments in life when someone else’s courage changes the course of your future. For me, that courage came from police officers who chose to listen, investigate, and intervene when I was too afraid to speak for myself. I was twenty-one.
The Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
Revised on July 28, 2026 Child sexual abuse leaves wounds that extend far beyond the moment the abuse occurs. The choices of one person can affect generations, leaving emotional, spiritual, and relational scars that linger long after the abuse has ended. As a survivor, I witnessed those consequences within my own family.