Multiple Voices

Ending the Silence for Sexual Abuse Survivors

The Lamplighters, a movement for sexual abuse survivors, started in the small town of Cottonwood, AZ now has 34 chapters in three countries

 Marjorie McKinnon is the founder of The Lamplighters, a rapidly growing movement for recovery from child sexual abuse and incest.  The Lamplighters, originally conceived as a support group for those going through the REPAIR program, soon became a stand alone movement that has grown in the space of a few months from one chapter in the small northern Arizona community where McKinnon lives to 34 chapters in three countries.   With so much recent news regarding child sexual abuse, the Lamplighters is a badly needed resource. 

Relationships & Communication Skills

For some time I have been writing in my blog about relationships, the struggle people have with them, how to relate, what it takes to relate well, and more than anything: how important it is for people's well being that they have meaningful, satisfying relationships.

You might have noticed that I have been a bit 'silent' for a wee while. That had partly to do with my daughter in law sadly losing her long fight with cancer and passing away end of February and everyone coming together to help my son through this awfully hard time. It also had to do with me writing a book about love and relationships - inspired by the strength of their love. Today my book became available and you can check it out by taking a sneak pre-view.

Staying In Love

10 Steps to Success...

By Dr. Gudrun Frerichs

Book Preview

Shattered Reality

"A wonderful read for all parents, teachers, counselors .... we need to open our eyes to child sexual assault and help put a stop to this silent epidemic."

He is a master manipulator, our perpetrator, our destroyer of dreams, the one who Shattered our Reality…. This is my story, a mother's story, about the abuse of my daughter and my struggles to over come. I thought I could trust my family members. I thought I knew and could trust the legal system. I was wrong.

Beyond Tears: A True Survivor Story by Lynn Tolson

A true story, Beyond the Tears begins with the suicide attempt of an abused and addicted twenty-five-year-old woman. In the aftermath, she commits to counseling to recover from anxiety and depression. The author engages the reader in the therapy sessions, where the young woman reveals dysfunctional family relationships, including mental illness, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. The reader not only views the horrors that caused the author's hopeless condition, but also experiences the wisdom that lead to health and happiness.

Courage in Patience by Beth Fehlbaum

                               

Ashley Nicole Asher’s life changes forever on the night her mother, Cheryl, meets Charlie Baker. Within a year of her mother’s marriage to Charlie, typical eight-year-old Ashley’s life becomes a nightmare of sexual abuse and emotional neglect. Bundling her body in blankets and sleeping in her closet to try to avoid Charlie's nighttime assaults, she is driven by rage at age 14 to to tell her mother, in spite of the threats Charlie has used to keep Ashley silent. Believing that telling will make Charlie go away, instead it reveals to Ashley where she lies on her mother's list of priorities.

Courage in Patience

A brief note: Check out under 'Pages - Books & Bit'z 'n Pieces' I have posted a book review/discussion about the book "Courage in Patience" by Beth Fehlbaum. This seems to be a great read. The book comes out in September for those of you who are interested.