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Our Voice2Change Blog is a place of healing, strength, and connection. We invite you to read the powerful words and creative expressions shared by survivors and those who love them and if you feel inspired, consider submitting your own story, poem, or reflection to be featured as a guest blog.
Forgetting is Not Failure
For a long time, I believed something was wrong with me, but I couldn’t explain what it was.
A Letter to the Survivor I Was (and Still Am)
Time doesn’t erase harm, and silence doesn’t make it disappear. Waiting to tell doesn’t make it less real. What happened to you mattered then, and it matters now.
Surviving the Spiritual Father
I was raised as a Jehovah Witness.
THIS IS ME, THANKS TO YOU
How do you find the words….
Everything Meant to Break
My resilience is my spirit and my unshakable determination to thrive.
l was raped
Being raped no longer defines me as an individual as it did before. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a cousin, a godchild, an author, a colleague, a community member, an advocate, and more. I lead a full life and feel grateful every day that I wake up.
Al Pleads Guilty… then changes his mind.
I just left Framingham District Court. The good news is: Al Chase pleaded guilty for everything he did to me.
Testifying as a Child
The legal system has many flaws and often fails victims of child sexual abuse. I was one of those victims, but I am happy to say that I am in a better place today.
My name is Elise
Sitting on a log thinking, “What just happened?”
Moments
Abrupt and breathtaking moments when the sediment is shaken
Becoming Our Purpose
I am a firm believer that if we can feel that we are needed in this world, then we will feel this as a reason to live.
A poem inspired by our inaugural JDNM retreat
Hope... she put it in her pocket and ran
#MeToo: Al Chase
In 2012, I was sexually assaulted by Al Chase, a member of the IRNE Awards Committee and a theatre reviewer in the Greater Boston Area.
Shame be gone!
I've never publicly spoken about being sexually assaulted as a child.
Tattooed
Every time I undress, I’m haunted by my history -
My Journey to Healing
At the age of 13, my friend’s father attempted to sexually assault me. Six months later when I was 14, that same man kidnapped me.
Ode to Me
I wondered if they knew me well
Could they see my cage, my private hell
I Am Someone Beyond My Abuse — I Matter
I am not only a survivor, I am a winner because I am alive and no longer locked in a cage of fear.
Don’t Worry. The Dark Forces Won’t Prevail.
I Stand With Dylan. Allen v. Farrow is an important documentary series…
Pay It Forward!
Physically and most importantly mentally, I know…