In this video, I talk about some of the common misconceptions about child sexual abuse, from my own experience and that of the people I know.

If you know someone who has experienced child sexual abuse, but you’ve never known how to broach the topic, this video is for you.

What if there’s a child you know who is being abused, but who doesn’t feel able to tell you yet? In this video, I explain some of the reasons why children find it so hard to tell you the ‘secret’, so that you can better understand the experience of abuse from a child’s point of…

Today’s video outlines some of the ways that child sexual abuse can affect us. I can vouch for at least half of them myself.. the others are from people I know, or books I’ve read by people who work with survivors. Watch ’til the end for the unexpected flip side. 🙂

I’m sharing two mind sets which help me to cope with negative reactions from family members who couldn’t handle the truth. Firstly, that not having toxic people around – family or not – works out to be major self-care… and second, that going it alone frees up your energy to spend less time fulfilling soul-destroying…

Today I’m sharing five things the abuser would say to me that scared me enough to not tell anyone I was being sexually abused at home. It has been a surprisingly difficult video for me to make, but I think it’s important for everyone to understand why children don’t tell us. For this, and for…

The more we can share – in detail – the exact nature of what happened to us, and to still have it explained that it wasn’t our fault, taking those specific factors into account, the easier it’ll be to release feelings of shame and responsibility which we never should’ve had to deal with in the…

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how another person might have helped me to tell them sooner than I did. I remember clearly how terrified I was of anyone finding out that I was being sexually abused. Today’s video shares my thoughts on how we might encourage a more open conversation with our…

In this video I talk about how I first disclosed that I was being sexually abused. Speaking out was the best thing I ever did. It is essential that you take a child seriously the first time they try to tell you.

In this video I share what happened from when I first disclosed the sexual abuse, to the conclusion of the trial. This is for anybody out there who has reported to the police and wants to know what could happen next.