Sunset Canoe by Vanessa Hicks

Rainbow by Jennene Obremski

I was raped when I was 15 and 4 months later he raped me again causing a miscarriage of my unknown pregnancy by him. This poem is about the loss of my baby and innocence. Send me back my rainbowThat you killed so long agoI’ve wondered about it all these yearsStill bringing up fresh tearsI […]

The Unspoken Truth: A Memoir by Lisa Zarcone

A new book by child sexual abuse survivor, Lisa Zarcone. This is what survivors can do when they heal! Visit Lisa on Twitter!

Overcoming Emotions & Healing Wounds by Vanessa Hicks

In recent weeks, I’ve discovered how hard it is to overcome emotions and any fears I have. In my drawings, I find I can switch off, but also use my creative time to figure out what is going on inside myself. Sometimes it gets the frustration out, but it makes me feel a worthy person […]

The Shadows in My Heart by Mary Havens

Various Artists & Writers
Survivors Speak arts blog
May, 17, 2018
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We had the privilege of meeting this author last night on our interview with the NAASCA SCAN blogtalk radio show. Thank you, Mary, for your commitment to healing and sharing your story with others. We commend you. About the Author Mary HavensAuthor of The Shadows in my Heart

A Stray, Wet Cat by Roxie Stricker

Various Artists & Writers
Survivors Speak arts blog
Mar, 21, 2018
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Could she have done something? It’s too late now to tell. Too late to go back. She’s gone forward, for sure. More than most. But she still feels it. Fear can’t seem to escape her coursing bloodstream. She wants someone to hold her. To protect her. She is but a cold stray cat who has […]

Ink Boxer Dog by Vanessa Hicks

I Will Never Be the Same Again by Asha Lightbearer

Every time I sing this song I am reminded of the sweetness of happy, healthy romantic love. In the past, my understanding of love was pretty much synonymous with pain, loss or longing. However, a few years ago, I decided I was not going to play that game any more. I spent the next decade […]

Fiona by Asha Lightbearer

Fiona is the story of child sexual abuse survivors everywhere–abused by the people they know and trust, and most often silently carrying the pain and shame of that abuse into their adult lives and relationships. Only when we are willing to face what happened to us, feel the pain, and grieve the loss of our […]

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