Lay Your Burden Down

As a survivor of child sexual abuse I realized that so many of us think we are alone.  We think that we are the only ones who have ever been sexually abused.  Nothing could be further from the truth – we think we are alone because very few people are able to talk about what happened to them as a child.  We think we are alone because the silence is deafening. 

And the stigma, we think, rests on our shoulders alone.  But it was NEVER our burden to carry.  Isn't it time we laid our burden down?  We must end the silence, because the people who molested us have not stopped molesting others.

I proudly share my experiences and am committed to speaking out about the realities of Child Sexual Abuse, in the hope that others will recognize how critical it is that we, as a community, a people, let our voices be heard.

Can you imagine what it would sound like if 42 MILLION adult survivors found their voice?  To shout from the rooftops, the mountain tops, the streets - It happened to me and I am a survivor.  I am a warrior.

I am ONE.   We are ONE.