The continuing story of reporting abuse and rape to the church and police. Shared in order to support survivors who wish to report and to support good practice by those whose job it is to respond, within a truth and restoration perspective. #Trigger warning# I will never share details of my abuse, but mentioning what
Tag: trauma
Pain #metoo #churchtoo
In the abuse survivor peer group I belong to, we often discuss emotional suffering – “how much you hurt as a human being” (Shniedman 1996). We experience it as deep and contemporaneous, even when the trauma is not recent. At times we characterise it as despairing, dissociative, represented by Van Gogh’s image, Sorrowing old man
Therapy in seclusion
Some thoughts on the experience and practice of geographically ‘secluded’ therapy. Research into online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – in terms of measured outcomes – suggests it can be at least as effective as face to face therapy (Lewis et al. 2018). But is that true for all kinds of psychotherapy? And in what ways
Cracking the shell of secrecy #metoo #churchtoo #2
The continuing story of my experience reporting abuse and rape to the church and police. I am writing it to support survivors who may wish to report, and to share good practice with those who’s job it is to respond, with a focus on truth, justice and restoration. #Trigger warning# I will never share salacious