Resilience

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 Nov 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 Okt 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 Okt 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 Okt 202511min

Do you ever find yourself overthinking and wondering why you do it? This can stem from anxiety, fear, and even feelings of not being seen, heard or understood. This was because during the time the abu...

14 Okt 20257min

Lisa Mannina Survivor. Pilot. Metastatic Breast Cancer Warrior Lisa was abused by her mother's 3rd husband's son who was in his mid to late 20’s. She was 10 years old, this abuse carried on for 4 year...

7 Okt 202540min

For most of us possibilities are not something we ever seriously consider. We tend to live with thoughts of things not working out for us as opposed to the opposite: things working out well. Did you k...

23 Sep 20255min

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 month’s Q&A has a range of questions including: how to ...

18 Sep 202510min