Survivor Tip #54: Purity
Purity If you are a survivor who emerged from a strict religious sect or background, you are not alone. The conditioning around purity, virginity and innocence was intense. The message was clear, puri...
21 Aug 20242min
Heidi Olson Interview - Part 1
Meet Heidi Olson Forensic nurse. Business owner. Coffee lover and outdoor enthusiast. Heidi did not feel seen growing up. She was first abused at 2 years of age, and experienced several instances ov...
18 Aug 202427min
Tips for Supporting Survivors #47: Self-esteem
Self Esteem When you know your survivor is not feeling good through the way they are behaving or the words they are using, through not validating themselves or putting themselves down, please countera...
14 Aug 20242min
Allen Goodall Interview - Part 2
Meet Allen Goodall He is a Survivor, training to be a peer support worker and runs mens support groups. He experienced sexual abuse beginning at age of 3. He eventually recognised that the fear of pub...
11 Aug 202426min
Survivor Tip #53: Connecting the dots
Connecting the Dots Making sense of behaviour we use as adults that we know doesn't serve us is hard, but there will be a connection to the past in there. We can often unknowingly replicate our child...
7 Aug 20241min
Allen Goodall Interview - Part 1
Meet Allen Goodall He is a Survivor, training to be a peer support worker and runs mens support groups. He experienced sexual abuse from the age of 3 and was threatened about ever speaking out. He now...
4 Aug 202426min
Your Child Blog
Your memories emerging when your child turn the same age you were when the abuse began is much more common than you may imagine. It is also frightening. Triggers are released and it can feel the night...
28 Juli 20245min
Justine Dean Interview - Part 2
Meet Justine Dean Coach, Mentor, Confidante From the age of 3, Justine experienced many abusers throughout her childhood and teenage years. Her mother seemed unable to support her through this. When J...
21 Juli 202425min
