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Thandie Newton Speaks Out About Sexual Abuse


Thandie Newton Speaks Out About Sexual Abuse. In many cases, people tend to ignore that sexual violence, emotional and sexual abuse can take place in a “professional” environment. I believe that Thandie’s story requires us to pay attention not only … Continue reading

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Deaf to Church: How the Homeless Get Lost


A few years ago, around the time that I went homeless, I felt that the church (not the pastors) were not compassionate or helpful in my time of crisis. Most people do not understand homelessness until they have become homeless. … Continue reading

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Stop Stalking: Excerpts from “Hey, Back Off!” by: Jennie Withers


Stalking Excerpts from Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment By Jennie Withers Stalking is a form of harassment and bullying.  Harassment itself is unwanted attention, but stalking takes it a step further.  The victim is unable to ever … Continue reading

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Overcoming Incest and The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Grooming


Women and Men who have been incested often have trouble with developing and/or maintaining healthy relationships. It is somewhat confusing to do so because you have no real sense of what a healthy relationship is. For example, in incest abuse, … Continue reading

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Rapper Meek Mills’ Rape Lyrics


Meek Mills is a rapper from the Philadelphia area. A pastor who planted a church in the same area that Meek Mills is from decided to boycott is new song “Amen” citing that the song is sacrilegious. One of the … Continue reading

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The Bible and Child Sexual Abuse II


Did you know that perpetrators find my blogs too? They have computers, jobs, and families. Predators are not only online but they are Hollywood Producers, and unfortunately often someone’s mother or father, sister or brother, wife or husband. In The … Continue reading

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Beyonce’s Best thing I never had and the POWER of SAYING NO!


I love the harmony of anything Beyonce. There is no doubt that this woman can sing. I love that she’s so powerful in the stories that she tells as she crafts the words around her voice. When I heard this … Continue reading

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The Bible and Child Sexual Abuse


Here is a snippet of my testimony, through poetry. Please listen as you read the below blog. You can subscribe to this blog —> by entering your information on the right. 93% of Sexual Predators are Religious How many more … Continue reading

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9 year-old boy dismembered by panicking predator- what we can learn from this


I was perusing online and ran across an article (below) from the New York Post. Ten Ways to Safeguard your Child from Sexual Abuse is Positioning Positive Parents to Protect from Predators In order to do what we are called … Continue reading

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