Surviving Abuse

A Journey of Healing After Sexual Abuse – by Siah B Hagin

As a woman in her fifties, I can look back over my life and see how the sexual abuse I endured at 12 and 14 years of age shaped my life - in some ways for the better. My story of survival is not so different from many others; but nonetheless it’s my story to… Continue reading A Journey of Healing After Sexual Abuse – by Siah B Hagin

Surviving Abuse

Transforming My Pain Into Meaning – by Christina Clardy

I remember the hiding. At first, it was behind a curtain in my parents' apartment bedroom watching the light dance on the floor under my feet as I hugged my knees. I was three years old. Later, it was in books that gave me hope that there was goodness in the world. Then, it was… Continue reading Transforming My Pain Into Meaning – by Christina Clardy