1in6 Thursday: Behold the Turtle
Researcher Brené Brown became an overnight celebrity after she gave a TED Talk about vulnerability and shame that has been viewed over nine million times. Everything she says about vulnerability and shame can be directly applied to survivors of child sex abuse. As a researcher, she states that it is a scientific fact that connection is the basis for human life and shame unravels connection. That spells problems for us survivors, because our most powerful emotion is shame. She goes on to say that shame …
What Would You Do?
Excerpt from the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center April newsletter WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD? WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE FROM ABUSE? WILL YOU BELIEVE? You are at work and receive a call from your child’s after-school sitter informing you that your child came home from playing in the neighborhood, and disclosed that she had been sexually assaulted. What would you do? Your two children want to go to summer camp. You do research before sending them to …
Central Bucks Family YMCA takes Stewards training to community
On May 21st, community organizations will meet at the Central Bucks YMCA to discuss child sexual abuse prevention. The goal is to train 31,350 adults in Stewards to help create a prevention movement in their community. To hear more from one of the Central Bucks YMCA facilitators, Ro Molyneux, please go to: http://www.phillyburbs.com/lifestyle/moms/darkness-to-light-s-stewards-of-children-program-training-available/article_42da7307-4ee1-5b73-9a07-d8041a17e6a9.html
Student Perspectives on Stewards of Children Training
Medford, OR — The Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County included an article in the April edition of their Advocacy Quarterly newsletter entitled, “Why are We Still Out There Teaching Darkness to Light?” To answer this question, they included feedback from Southern Oregon students – teachers in training who recently took the Stewards of Children™ prevention course. Here are a few excerpts from their remarks: “When I signed up for this seminar I really had no idea what to expect. I figured that it would …
Birdies for Charity – RBC Heritage Golf Tournament, Hilton Head Island
Darkness to Light is excited to participate in the Birdies for Charity program at this year’s RBC Heritage golf tournament, held April 15-21 on Hilton Head Island, SC! Birdies for Charity is similar to a walk-a-thon, except donations are per birdie rather than per mile. Last year, the pros shot 1,288 birdies. At a penny pledge per birdie, that would simply be a fun $12.88 donation. You can donate as much per birdie as you’d like, however! The Heritage Classic Foundation is contributing an extra 20% …
Kind Hearted Woman – A PBS FRONTLINE Special
On April 1 and 2 at 9 p.m. EDT, the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE will air “Kind Hearted Woman,” the “the intimate story of a single mother desperately trying to heal following years of abuse.” From the PBS website: In a special two-part series, acclaimed filmmaker David Sutherland (The Farmer’s Wife, Country Boys) creates an unforgettable portrait of Robin Charboneau, a 32-year-old divorced single mother and Oglala Sioux woman living on North Dakota’s Spirit Lake Reservation. Sutherland follows Robin over three years as she struggles …
What’s in a Name? A Welcome to Pope Francis
Smoke was a big topic of conversation at Darkness to Light HQ yesterday afternoon: specifically, the color of the smoke coming from the Sistine Chapel. As gray smoke turned to white, the D2L team gathered together to watch Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina become the first Pope Francis. According to news sources, the name Francis is an interesting and possibly telling choice. St. Francis of Assisi is revered as a champion of the poor, one of the people – a man called to repair a …
New Homepage for Darkness to Light
Darkness to Light is excited to unveil its new homepage! The new page provides a user-friendly interface, allowing visitors to explore more ways to become involved. There is also a new Join the Movement with new calls to action. Visit www.d2l.org and let us know what you think!
An Online Study for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
As part of her doctoral studies at the University at Buffalo, Molly Wolf, LMSW, is conducting a research study on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse. Please see further information, including a link to the study, below. Darkness to Light is not affiliated with this study. You are invited to participate in a clinical research project that examines your experiences of child sexual abuse and related issues concerning that abuse. Your participation is completely voluntary, and this study will take about 30 – 40 …
Let’s Try this Again
Posted by randy on February 1, 2013 A week ago I posted an article I wrote on standing up for victims and breaking free from the auto response of defending the accused. That part went over okay. The part that people got stuck on and pushed back hard on was this: “So here is a new reality check: We must find a way to accept that people who do offend are more than the crime. The result becomes one where both the perpetrator and the victim can …
