Healing for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
Helping survivors understand abuse, begin healing, and find lasting hope through biblical wisdom and God’s grace.
Childhood abuse can leave wounds that follow us long after childhood ends. You may struggle with fear, shame, painful memories, or difficult relationships without fully understanding why. Yet your past does not have to determine your future.
I know this journey because I have walked it, and I want you to know that you are not alone.
Whether you are searching for answers, taking your first steps toward healing, or growing deeper in your faith, I pray you find the understanding, hope, and encouragement you need here.
3 Steps to Living the Abundant Life
Living an abundant life is out of reach for people suffering in the darkness. Lost in darkness with adverse conditions, you become fearful, enslaved, and oppressed. Life becomes discouraging; you lose hope, give up, and stop progressing. I understand, after suffering in darkness for over twenty years. I know how it feels to search for an abundant life endlessly. To walk in circles and repeat…
About
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.
Start Your Journey
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