This is a call to all who serve, advocate for, help, support, treat and generally have the backs of survivors of sexual abuse. First, thanks. Thanks even more than I can say. You warm my ole’ survivors heart with all the work you do, all the time you spend trying to address and end this epidemic.
I’m pleased as punch that so many of you even exist in the world. How many of you are there? Has anyone counted THAT number? We’ve got the CDC numbers of survivors – last time I checked there were about 42 million of us not counting the number who can’t or won’t be reporting. But what’s the number of helpers, healers, and advocates? All those helping hearts and hands offering medical, legal, mental health and political assistance.
My book, Healing My Life from Incest to Joy, was released last week. See a review of it by Lea Grover of Voices & Faces on the CounterQuo Website. Here’s the link.
I’m in the process of asking everyone I can think of to buy some copies for my Books To Survivors project. Well, actually, they’ll just send money to my online campaign for a tax deduction, Click here to see the campaign. The donations get passed over to my publisher. Then viola! – the publisher sends the books, free of charge, to places that work with, shore up and generally support survivors.
And there they’ll be – copies of my book hanging out in places where survivors will see them, because, most of all, I want my sister and brother survivors to know that healing is possible. That may be it – that may be as far as it goes. A thousand quick glances.
I remember taking my time (maybe even dragging my feet) opening books about sexual abuse & assault. It was a cross between, “What the hell is going to jump off the page at me?” and “Dare I hope?” I know it took courage for me to push my eyes onto those pages.
So I want survivors to see my book in places where they feel understood and encouraged.
If your organization, project or agency is one of those places, tell me and we’ll get a copy out to you as soon as we raise the money. It’ll be on a first come first serve basis. All I ask is that the books live in a place where survivors will see them. You can contact me at donnajenson8@gmail.com
Thanks for reading.
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