Category: Understanding Abuse
Seeing Abuse Through the Lens of Faith
For many years, I viewed my life through the lens of pain. I sought faith-based healing from abuse to find relief. I saw childhood abuse, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, loss, fear, and broken relationships. These experiences shaped how I understood myself and the world around me. I searched for answers, trying to understand why…
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.
Facing the Hidden Wounds of Abuse
Revised on July 28, 2026 We all carry memories we’d rather keep hidden. They may be painful experiences, broken relationships, abuse, loss, or mistakes we wish we could erase. Whatever they are, those hidden places often shape how we think, the choices we make, and the direction of our lives. For years, I carried those…
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I have lived through childhood abuse and domestic violence, and I write about the wisdom that can emerge through the journey of healing—what we can understand, reclaim, and ultimately transform from what we have survived.
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Childhood abuse can leave wounds that shape the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. Our past, however, does not have to determine our future.
Through personal stories, faith-filled encouragement, practical insights, and honest reflection, Abuse Journal offers hope for adult survivors seeking healing and freedom.
More than a memoir, The Secret Darkness invites every survivor who wonders if healing is possible. It is a story of resilience, redemption, and the life-changing hope that your past does not have to define your future—and that freedom can be found beyond yesterday’s shadows.
L.M. CARLETON
Rescued by Grace