Tag: Family Dysfunction
How Does Childhood Abuse Affect Your Adult Life?
For many years, I didn’t understand the lasting effects of childhood abuse and neglect, or how those experiences affect your adult life by shaping the mindset and foundation I carried into adulthood. I didn’t understand why I felt unloved, struggled in relationships, endured domestic violence, or never seemed to find lasting peace. I thought enduring…
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.
About Abuse Journal
Childhood abuse can leave wounds that shape the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. But our past does not have to determine our future.
Through honest reflection, personal stories, biblical wisdom, and faith-filled encouragement, Abuse Journal offers adult survivors hope and guidance as they seek healing, spiritual growth, and freedom through God’s grace.
More than a memoir, The Secret Darkness is an invitation to 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