I previously wrote about how so-called “bad survivors” - those who don’t fit with society’s view of survivorship - are cut off from support and silenced in...
Tag: Surviving CSA
The hidden plight of “bad survivors”
What’s your reaction when you hear a child has been abused? Shock? Anger? Disgust? All of these are common (and reasonable) responses. For most people, however, those...
The criminal justice system discourages reporting and fails survivors
The goal of reporting a sexual offense is generally to get help and justice for the victim, and to prevent offenders from harming others. However, the current criminal...
“This is not something that is commonly talked about in the profession,” a conversation with therapist Andrew Pari
Andrew Pari is America's leading authority on the arousal response in sexualized violence and related taboo topics in the sexual assault field. He is the founder and...
Retraumatization and cultural context
Twenty years ago, the Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study revolutionized our understanding of trauma’s impact on survivors of abuse. Today, more...