45 years of working with all ages of survivors - so HAPPY to hear about this resource for everyone, thank you! Any acknowledgement or accountability by perps has always been abysmal (with often so many barriers in the legal arena) and part of the difficulty some survivors feel as an impediment to healing; however, years ago Bill O'Hanlon, MS, (as one important voice) talked strongly about post-traumatic success: https://leadingedgeseminars.org/event/take-these-broken-wings-three-crucial-ways-to-turn-post-traumatic-stress-into-post-traumatic-success/ I thought people might appreciate this resource also, amongst many.
Thank you, Susan for this interview and thank you Jess for coming forward. My own children were thwarted by the so called justice system in bringing their abuser to real justice. I am hoping the changes Jess talks about are made.
I choose to have this voice about is very cathartic for me. To this day I hope they learned to speak about this matter in a safe environment. I definitely doubt it though.
She past with breast cancer ♋️ after smoking for many years. We were very close, we stayed in a closet in a tar paper shack , my mother had left us , as did my stepfather. Revolving circle of family members came bye and did nothing, until someone called the state. First foster home the lady kept telling me watch for Germans bombing. She was British, her husband was American. We were split apart. I was blessed as for my siblings they were not. It was on a visit to their foster home she was raped at five years old.
. Same age as my mother was when her father my grandfather raped her.
There are far fewer women who have somehow, miraculously, managed to evade sexual assault, which, I sometimes imagine, to be a sort of feature, rather than a bug of the male dominated culture in which we reside. If you are a venturesome woman, like me, you can count any number of legal assaults, such as grabbing and grinding, short of stage 4 rape, over the years. I personally have lost count, as once I saw these assaults as attempts to keep me 'in my place,' my righteous anger rose like a shield and has stayed with me in that role. I have also developed a better early detection sense of when, where and with whom I might be most at risk. And as a part of this I can state unequivocally that the first time I laid eyes on Donald Trump my early warming system went into overdrive. And on every occasion since. He is a rapist, an abuser, a criminal thief, liar, and many other things perhaps too horrifying to consider in detail. He belongs in prison if ever anyone did.
( P. S.) my mother sold to sets of twins and other children she had given birth to. Only a daughter, found out. She was born in the seventies. According to my beloved father, she was raped by her adopted father. She has chosen to remain silent. She is in her fifties.
This August my beloved baby sister would have been, 58 if she had survived. I miss her and everyone every single day. Speaking out ℹ very, cathartic to me. My sister who told me over the phone is 63, and I am 64.
When I was 15 years old, found out that my beloved sister was raped by an adult male. I wanted, Justice very bad for her, she passed at 47 years old. At the age of 18, I found out my mother was raped at 5 years old, as my grandfather grabbed me by the cheeks. I pushed him on the bed . I told him never to touch my grandma or my mother again. My mother will be 83, years old , September 1. We have had no relationship at all. She drinks alcohol, takes pills of course, chases men. She told my siblings all accept one to get over the fact they were raped in there, foster home according to my sister who was raped constantly by her foster father. My younger brother, was not raped, he stood up 🆙 with baseball bat 🦇 and told his foster father, that he would kill him. Graduated that very night, got married, and went into the Navy. He is a retired, Chief Petty Officer. My sister behind me has really no life at all. We don’t speak at all as our birth mother told her and all the other siblings of mine to get over it. 😡. My mother and I have no relationship at all. She chose not to speak to me and doesn’t seem to care at all. I’m glad, that I had good foster parents. They were very gullible people. They wore their heart ❤️, s on their sleeves , so to speak. My mother, I am told is locked up in a mental health facility. I don’t know 🤷. Everyone involved in this matter chooses to be silent. I refuse not to be silent on this matter.
This story is very true, thank you so much for the information and interview.
This story is very true. Have a nice evening everyone.
Have a beautiful evening.
45 years of working with all ages of survivors - so HAPPY to hear about this resource for everyone, thank you! Any acknowledgement or accountability by perps has always been abysmal (with often so many barriers in the legal arena) and part of the difficulty some survivors feel as an impediment to healing; however, years ago Bill O'Hanlon, MS, (as one important voice) talked strongly about post-traumatic success: https://leadingedgeseminars.org/event/take-these-broken-wings-three-crucial-ways-to-turn-post-traumatic-stress-into-post-traumatic-success/ I thought people might appreciate this resource also, amongst many.
Story is very true. Thank you have a nice day.
Excellent interview and a roadway for accountability.
Thank you, Susan for this interview and thank you Jess for coming forward. My own children were thwarted by the so called justice system in bringing their abuser to real justice. I am hoping the changes Jess talks about are made.
I choose to have this voice about is very cathartic for me. To this day I hope they learned to speak about this matter in a safe environment. I definitely doubt it though.
Thank you Susan and Jess for sharing. You've helped me and my trauma is 60 years old.
She past with breast cancer ♋️ after smoking for many years. We were very close, we stayed in a closet in a tar paper shack , my mother had left us , as did my stepfather. Revolving circle of family members came bye and did nothing, until someone called the state. First foster home the lady kept telling me watch for Germans bombing. She was British, her husband was American. We were split apart. I was blessed as for my siblings they were not. It was on a visit to their foster home she was raped at five years old.
. Same age as my mother was when her father my grandfather raped her.
Thank all of this very true. Have a nice day.
She needs to name her rapists. All the survivors do.
There are far fewer women who have somehow, miraculously, managed to evade sexual assault, which, I sometimes imagine, to be a sort of feature, rather than a bug of the male dominated culture in which we reside. If you are a venturesome woman, like me, you can count any number of legal assaults, such as grabbing and grinding, short of stage 4 rape, over the years. I personally have lost count, as once I saw these assaults as attempts to keep me 'in my place,' my righteous anger rose like a shield and has stayed with me in that role. I have also developed a better early detection sense of when, where and with whom I might be most at risk. And as a part of this I can state unequivocally that the first time I laid eyes on Donald Trump my early warming system went into overdrive. And on every occasion since. He is a rapist, an abuser, a criminal thief, liar, and many other things perhaps too horrifying to consider in detail. He belongs in prison if ever anyone did.
( P. S.) my mother sold to sets of twins and other children she had given birth to. Only a daughter, found out. She was born in the seventies. According to my beloved father, she was raped by her adopted father. She has chosen to remain silent. She is in her fifties.
This August my beloved baby sister would have been, 58 if she had survived. I miss her and everyone every single day. Speaking out ℹ very, cathartic to me. My sister who told me over the phone is 63, and I am 64.
When I was 15 years old, found out that my beloved sister was raped by an adult male. I wanted, Justice very bad for her, she passed at 47 years old. At the age of 18, I found out my mother was raped at 5 years old, as my grandfather grabbed me by the cheeks. I pushed him on the bed . I told him never to touch my grandma or my mother again. My mother will be 83, years old , September 1. We have had no relationship at all. She drinks alcohol, takes pills of course, chases men. She told my siblings all accept one to get over the fact they were raped in there, foster home according to my sister who was raped constantly by her foster father. My younger brother, was not raped, he stood up 🆙 with baseball bat 🦇 and told his foster father, that he would kill him. Graduated that very night, got married, and went into the Navy. He is a retired, Chief Petty Officer. My sister behind me has really no life at all. We don’t speak at all as our birth mother told her and all the other siblings of mine to get over it. 😡. My mother and I have no relationship at all. She chose not to speak to me and doesn’t seem to care at all. I’m glad, that I had good foster parents. They were very gullible people. They wore their heart ❤️, s on their sleeves , so to speak. My mother, I am told is locked up in a mental health facility. I don’t know 🤷. Everyone involved in this matter chooses to be silent. I refuse not to be silent on this matter.