Download or read book I Am Me Survivor of Child Abuse and Bullying Speaks Out written by Patrick Dati and published by . This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I AM ME"Survivor of Child Abuse and Bullying Speaks Out" The true story about a person that chooses no longer to live as a victim but became a survivor.Do you view yourself as a victim and unaware how to overcome abuse? Do you need help conquering your demons and coming to terms with the nightmare of your past?Are you clueless on how to walk away from the individuals that hurt you and stand up for yourself?"In this book you will: "You will learn how to achieve strategies for survival and healing.Discover ways to help survivors identify and validate their childhood experience with child abuse and bullying.Identify and come to terms with your sexuality and not to hide who you really are to please others. Learn that suicide is not the way out and choosing to survive and take control of your life.Find the person you were meant to be and accept who you are and love yourself.
Download or read book Please Stop Laughing at Me written by Jodee Blanco and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this timely update of the seminal classic, author and activist Jodee Blanco reveals how she simply set out to share her story-and ended up igniting a grassroots movement in the nation's schools. The first survivor of school bullying to look back on those experiences as an adult, Jodee brings you up to speed on her life and work since the book's initial release with a new chapter, all-new Letter to My Readers, and Reader's Guide. She also offers the latest information on digital and cyberbullying, the Adult Survivor of Peer Abuse, her in-school antibullying program, INJJA (It's NOT Just Joking Around!), and provides discussion questions for schools. While other children were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, Jodee Blanco was trying to figure out how to go from homeroom to study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked through the halls. This powerful, unforgettable memoir chronicles how one child was shunned-and even physically abused-by her classmates from elementary school through high school. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast, how even the most loving parents can get it all wrong, why schools are often unable to prevent disaster, and how bullying has been misunderstood and mishandled by the mental health community"--
Download or read book SHOUT written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller and one of 2019's best-reviewed books, a poetic memoir and call to action from the award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson! Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Described as "powerful," "captivating," and "essential" in the nine starred reviews it's received, this must-read memoir is being hailed as one of 2019's best books for teens and adults. A denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #MeToo and #TimesUp, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts, SHOUT speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice-- and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.
Download or read book Breaking the Ruhls written by Larry Ruhl and published by Central Recovery Press. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An urgent and timely memoir exploring the unseemly reality of childhood sexual abuse, a scourge on too many neighborhoods, often hiding in plain sight. Millions of victims remain silent, buried under the weight of their own guilt, shame, and addiction. As an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse, Larry Ruhl shows how only by sharing can we begin to heal.
Download or read book Bullied Kids Speak Out written by Jodee Blanco and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects personal accounts from teenagers who have been bullied and describes how each person found the courage to stand up to their bullies and reclaim their lives.
Download or read book I Am A Survivor Stories of Tragedy Triumph written by Angela Bateman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Please Tell written by Jessie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and illustrated by a girl who was sexually molested by a family member, this book reaches out to other children by carrying Jessie’s message “It's o.k. to tell; help can come when you tell." Written and illustrated by a young girl who was sexually molested by a family member, this book reaches out to other children in a way that no adult can, Jessie's words carry the message, "It's o.k. to tell; help can come when you tell."This book is an excellent tool for therapists, counselors, child protection workers, teachers, and parents dealing with children affected by sexual abuse.Jessie's story adds a sense of hope for what should be, and the knowledge that the child protection system can work for children. Simple, direct, and from the heart, Jessie gives children the permission and the courage to deal with sexual abuse."Please Tell! is a beautifully simple book with a profoundly important message for children who have been sexually abused: the abuse wasn't their fault. Written and illustrated by Jessie, herself a pre-teen survivor of sexual abuse, it tells kids just what to do to get the help they need." Kristin A. Kunzman, abuse therapist and author of The Healing Way: Adult Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse
Download or read book I Am A Survivor Stories of Tragedy Triumph written by Phoenix Hansen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Am A Survivor Stories of Tragedy Triumph written by Takisha Glover and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Things We Haven t Said written by Erin Moulton and published by Zest Books ™. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, and interviews written by a diverse group of adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. This anthology is a valuable resource to help teens upend stigma and create a better future.
Download or read book In Spite of You written by Sarah Louise Rosmond and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-05 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20% of all sales from this title is donated to Nexus Institute, in Northern Ireland. This charity help to support survivors of sexual trauma. It took me an awfully long time to speak out about my abusive childhood, whether it was down to the fear instilled into me throughout years of threats and manipulations, or the fear of being on my own, I had been silenced for the best part of my life. When I first told my story, I felt the need to protect everyone involved, including my abusive family. To save myself any hassle I decided to change names and places and it helped for a while, that was until my twisted aunt shone the spotlight on our whole family. By now the can of worms was completely and I felt backed into a corner. It was at this point, I felt like I needed to stand up for myself once and for all. I needed to protect myself, after all my so-called family never did. Pressing charges on my father was an emotional roller coaster and one of the hardest times in my life, and although I was completely alone, I felt the supported from every single survivor that had crossed my path, whether they were online connections or survivors I have met in person, I was doing it for every one of them, as much as I was doing it for myself. I found that over the years many survivors hadn't the strength to speak out, let alone stand up to their abusers in court. You see, abuse can do that to you, break you down so you doubt yourself and your own ability, but we are a lot stronger than we give ourselves credit for. So, for me I was gaining justice, not just for myself, but for every single abuse survivor out there too. Abuse happens in all shapes and sizes and can affect you regardless of age or gender. You are not any of the disheartening words you have been told, nor are you the circumstances they placed you in and most of all, you are not a victim! You are a survivor and a mighty one at that!I may never meet you, but know I am proud of each and every one of you. We all have a story inside us, and we all experience life differently, this is what makes us so interesting.Lots of love Sarah xo
Download or read book I Have the Right To written by Chessy Prout and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A bold, new voice.” —People “A nuanced addition to the #MeToo conversation.” —Vice A young survivor tells her searing, visceral story of sexual assault, justice, and healing in this gutwrenching memoir. The numbers are staggering: nearly one in five girls ages fourteen to seventeen have been the victim of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. This is the true story of one of those girls. In 2014, Chessy Prout was a freshman at St. Paul’s School, a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire, when a senior boy sexually assaulted her as part of a ritualized game of conquest. Chessy bravely reported her assault to the police and testified against her attacker in court. Then, in the face of unexpected backlash from her once-trusted school community, she shed her anonymity to help other survivors find their voice. This memoir is more than an account of a horrific event. It takes a magnifying glass to the institutions that turn a blind eye to such behavior and a society that blames victims rather than perpetrators. Chessy’s story offers real, powerful solutions to upend rape culture as we know it today. Prepare to be inspired by this remarkable young woman and her story of survival, advocacy, and hope in the face of unspeakable trauma.
Download or read book Girl in the Water written by Nancy Kilgore and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nancy Kilgore was nine years old, her eleven-year-old sister Sherry led her into the scorching midday sun, tied her to a chair, and taped her eyelids to her eyebrows with electrical tape, leaving Nancy helpless for hours to stare into a blinding blue sky. For years, Sherry physically tortured her younger sister and threatened to kill her if the cruelty was revealed. Each time Nancy walked into her own bedroom she would have to repeat self-deprecating passwords: "I am ugly and stupid." "I am ugly, stupid, and no one loves me." "Please may I come in?" Girl in the Water details the most shuttering examples of sibling abuse, the untold secret in millions of homes. Each year, 19 million children are abused by their siblings and well over 80 million adults have suffered this type of abuse. With vivid imagery and heartbreaking accounts, Kilgore leads readers on a journey into the prison she was born into, where she is confronted with her childhood dreams, family bonds, coming of age in the shadow of terror, and the complex after-effects of bullying and sibling abuse that followed her into adulthood. Struggling to piece together her haunted past before it consumed her, Kilgore shares her inspiring metamorphosis and victorious battle from a fragile, shattered survivor to that of an eventual speaker and activist. Girl in the Water is the story of one woman, with a phoenix-like power, who came up against all odds and won. Her story will resonate with millions of adult sibling-abuse survivors who have never felt free to tell their stories . . . until now.
Download or read book Broken Chains written by Counselor Judy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill once said that success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. I have always looked to inspirational quotes like this to get me through hardships, and Churchills words are no exception. Over the years, I have learned firsthand that I, like everyone else, am not perfect. Instead of allowing my failures to discourage me, I have come to see them as learning experiences that have enlightened me and shaped me into the individual I have finally come to love and respect. All things in life have a silver lining. Through my failures, I have become a more efficient problem solver. I have gathered the strength to move forward in life and accomplish things I never thought possible. This is the story of my life. It was not an easy story for me to tell since I am a product of childhood abuse and family neglect. I had to come to overcome my shame of being abused, but I knew that by not telling the story, I would forever remain a victim. To become a survivor, I had to speak out about what I endured. In the early years, I developed coping mechanisms like denial and the repression of feelings. At the time, this was the only way I could survive the harmful effects of my childhood traumas. Seeing firsthand how judgmental people can be, deterred me from being open with others about who I was and what I had experienced. But eventually, I realized that silence and these coping mechanisms I was implementing, were keeping me from becoming a healthy individual. I began by examining the ways in which my childhood either adversely affected or actually helped me. I had to ask myself many painful questions. Could I become the good mother I was never shown to be? Was I able to break the chains of abuse and neglect? Could I finally stop the cycle and show future generations that there is hopethat life could be filled with love and free from abuse? My children were my lightning rod, the reason that I pursued emotional health. They made me realize that I had to finally open up and speak out publicly. I finally understood that I could make the difference in the lives of others and be a positive influence for someone else. Oh, how I wish I had had such a person in my childhood! But I have learned that my troubled past is not only a part of me; it has shaped me into who I have become. When I counsel others and hear all the stories, I am struck by how many people are still troubled by their painful childhoods and their own personal stories of abuse and neglect. Whats remarkable, though, is that now I am able to focus solely on what they are going through. I dont think any more about what I endured; rather, I think about how I can help. I have finally become the person I have always wanted to become, in large part because I have learned to accept, respect, and love myself. This knowledge has enabled me to accept, respect, and love others. I believe that we all go through some sort of failures in life, and at times, many of us have fallen into a cycle of abuse. The only difference between those that stay in that cycle and those that break those chains is personal responsibility. I believe that we all have the potential to break the chains of abuse and neglect. The key factor is whether we chose to do something about it.
Download or read book Not a Victim But a Survivor written by Desire Night and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I lived my life in the shadows, I lived my life in shame. For years I hid my secrets from everyone that I cared about, because I didn't want them to consider me broken. I am not broken, I am a survivor. This is a compilation of both books written by Desire Night. I Love You Baby Girl, and I Learned to Love Myself. The author has added new text, and has also included some distressing child abuse statistics.Child Abuse Statistics:A report of child abuse is made in the United States every 10 seconds.More than five children die each day as a result of child abuse.80% of those children that die from child abuse are under the age of 4.50-60% of child fatalities due to abuse are not even recognized and documented on death certificates.90% or more of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator.Child abuse has no socioeconomic barriers, it crosses all lines, and can be found in all religions and educational levels.Approximately 30% of abused and neglected children will continue the cycle of abuse by abusing their own children.It costs the United States an estimated $124 billion a year to help children of abuse and neglect.
Download or read book Why Does He Do That written by Lundy Bancroft and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship. He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men—and change your life. In Why Does He Do That? you will learn about: • The early warning signs of abuse • The nature of abusive thinking • Myths about abusers • Ten abusive personality types • The role of drugs and alcohol • What you can fix, and what you can’t • And how to get out of an abusive relationship safely “This is without a doubt the most informative and useful book yet written on the subject of abusive men. Women who are armed with the insights found in these pages will be on the road to recovering control of their lives.”—Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D., Director, Violence Prevention Programs, Harvard School of Public Health
Download or read book The Courage to Heal 4e written by Ellen Bass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come to terms with your past while moving powerfully into the future The Courage to Heal is an inspiring, comprehensive guide that offers hope and a map of the healing journey to every woman who was sexually abused as a child—and to those who care about her. Although the effects of child sexual abuse are long-term and severe, healing is possible. Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support throughout the healing process. Readers will feel recognized and encouraged by hundreds of moving first-person stories drawn from interviews and the authors' extensive work with survivors, both nationally and internationally. This completely revised and updated 20th anniversary edition continues to provide the compassionate wisdom the book has been famous for, as well as many new features: Contemporary research on trauma and the brain An overview of powerful new healing tools such as imagery, meditation, and body-centered practices Additional stories that reflect an even greater diversity of survivor experiences The reassuring accounts of survivors who have been healing for more than twenty years The most comprehensive, up-to-date resource guide in the field Insights from the authors' decades of experience Cherished by survivors, and recommended by therapists and institutions everywhere, The Courage to Heal has often been called the bible of healing from child sexual abuse. This new edition will continue to serve as the healing beacon it has always been.
