Protecting the Innocent

As a survivor of childhood abuse I’m often asked why I don’t speak out more about the people who abused me. I would gladly shout everything from the rooftops but in writing my first book i discovered that there are a number of very complex issues around...

‘Children should be seen and not Heard’

When I thought of this phrase in relation to my work, I could only wonder how many children heard this literally and never felt able to disclose that someone was abusing them. It’s meaning is literal and it dates back to the medieval religious culture of 15th century...

Adverse Childhood Experiences

As a practising psychotherapist, and as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse my career has been focused in the area of childhood trauma for many years. My aim for this blog is to share with you some of my own experiences as well as some very interesting knowledge I...