Click on the image to listen to the blog Can you ever be healed from the impacts of childhood sexual abuse (csa)? or does csa become part or your DNA? It might seem strange to anyone who has not suffered abuse to even ask the question, can you heal from abuse. This is because we…
Happy families seem to be everywhere during the festive period and pictures of the idyllic family Christmas can trigger feelings of inadequacy for those that have become estranged from their family for whatever reason. Victims of sexual abuse often feel that portrayals of ‘normal’ family life highlights the closeness that they often lack. Christmas time…
On Monday 18th December 2017 Irish Independent Correspondent Conor Feehan reported how a local community are seeking the eviction of convicted sex offender, Michael Murray from his rented accommodation in South Dublin. Members of the local community have placed posters of Michael on the lampposts in the area where he lives with the words ‘Warning –…
This week the media have been reporting on the commissioned report in Australia that investigated an epidemic of child abuse dating back decades. The commission identified 4,444 victims of abuse most of those suspected of abuse were Catholic priests and religious brothers. The commission has urged the Australia’s Roman Catholic leadership to press Rome to end mandatory…
In an article published in the Irish Times on Monday December 11th 2017, Helen Buckley spoke about the many reasons why Children’s First Legislation -Mandatory Reporting of child abuse will put children at greater risk. She said that the perverse consequences of this legislation may indeed outweigh its benefits due to the current under resourcing…
On November 24th, 2017, I was watching the RTE news when a relation to the pensioner siblings Willie, Flora and Chrissie Creed who suffered a brutal attack by three men who broke into their home in rural Ireland. The relative spoke about his feelings on the combined 46-year sentence the perpetrators received. He said that…
