New Revolutionary Treatment for Childhood Trauma
I just watched a ‘CBS News- 60 Minutes’ (March 11th 2018) programme in which Oprah Winfrey reported on how trauma plays a role in childhood development. Within the report Oprah spoke to Tim Grove a…
Mother
CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO POEM I usually don’t feel anything even though Its Mother’s Day my childhood really messed me up so it’s always been this way I used to wish you showed…
Mother’s Day- A Survivors Guide
As Mother’s Day approaches there is no doubt we are all being bombarded by the media with strong messages of what we should be feeling and doing for our mothers. For some this is a…
Dear 16-year-old me
Dear Joyce, this may seem strange, but this letter is from the future you. As hard as that is to believe it is true. I know you are going through a rough time now, and…
Relationships after Abuse – a Personal Journey
Many people ask if it is possible to have a relationship after you have been abused and the answer is yes. It does however, depend on you. RELATIONSHIPS I had a rough time building any…
Young Offenders – What are we to do?
In the Irish Examiner 17th February 2018, Seán Mc Cárthaigh reported that Juveniles committed 45% of sex offences in 2016 and that Juvenile offenders were responsible for almost half of all sexual offences recorded by…
Perfectionism- A way of dealing with Childhood Trauma
CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO BLOG Is it bad that I am a perfectionist? I can say that I would have been very happy to describe myself as a perfectionist as I saw it…
Raising Awareness of Childhood Sexual Abuse Triggers
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG When abuse of any description is covered on TV it is usually followed by an announcement that if you have been triggered by the content of…
10 Reasons Why Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse Don’t Speak Out!
https://youtu.be/_6uzUT_OT4YClick over image to listen to the blog I recently read an article in the Irish Mail on Sunday about Joe Devine, who told his wife about his childhood experience of sexual abuse 35 years after…
How Childhood Sexual Abuse Impacted Me – A Personal Account
CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN I am very passionate about passing on any form of learning I believe could help people but sometimes I feel words are inadequate and can leave you wanting when you…