Handing the Shame Back

When is the right time to disclose what happened to you as a child? There is no one answer to this. Disclosing childhood sexual abuse is deeply personal, and the “right time” should not be determined ...

25 Marras 20255min

Every month we provide answers to YOUR questions. Yes we do read them, so please reach out to contactus@handingtheshameback.org, we want to help you! If you have a burning question, we may have an ans...

20 Marras 202513min

Meet Dean Clarkson Survivor. Trail Blazer. Founder. Father. Dean was 6 years old when he was first abused by an older boy who isolated him while playing a game. He never saw him again after that, but ...

18 Marras 202549min

It is beyond important for everyone to get enough sleep. For survivors it is essential. Sleep is where the mind can relax, unwind and rest. We keep our minds busy with unresolved trauma and anxiety, s...

11 Marras 20256min

Tracy Lee Author. Activist. Lived experience CSA victim. Tracy was the eldest of 4 children and the only girl. Her mother was 17 years old when she had her. She was abused by her father from the age o...

4 Marras 202545min

I believe that overthinking is connected to hypervigilance and is part of a post trauma response. For many survivors, overthinking became second nature, as you had no control over what was happening t...

28 Loka 20255min

Keith Williams Survivor Keith was 7 years old when the abuse began by an older brother, this went on till he was 12 years of age, at which point Keith believes he aged out. The coercive control and ma...

21 Loka 202544min

Please reach out to contactus@handingtheshameback.org, we want to help you! If you have questions, we may have some answers, each month we provide a Q&A forum for you to help educate and inform. This ...

16 Loka 202511min