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Desiring to bring hope and healing to other victims, these men and women — survivors as well as their community of family and friends — come together to speak out about their abuse and betrayal by Catholic priests and leaders. These are only a few stories — but through these few are related the experiences of many victims. Contrary to conventional wisdom, these men and women are still active, practicing Catholics who love their faith. The abusers may have stolen their innocence, but through God’s grace, they weren’t able to steal their faith.

Thrust into state care at six months of age because of an alcoholic father and mentally ill mother, Teresa Cooper spent an unsettled childhood in a variety of children's homes. At age 13, she was sent to Kendall House in Gravesend, Kent, a home which soon became her prison and worst nightmare. Teresa found herself a victim of a terrible regime: she was injected with dangerously high doses of drugs and sexually abused.

Medical Peer Review is the process of evaluating individual professional performance by qualified peers as part of a system to maintain standards and improve performance within the profession. If misused, Peer Review can be a powerful weapon to constrain competitors, to eviscerate political rivals and to energize personal egos through the diminishment of other professionals. This is what is known as a Sham Peer Review.

Do you struggle with insecurity, anxiety, or difficulty setting boundaries? Our childhood experiences—from overt trauma like abuse to subtle hardships like bullying or neglect—profoundly shape our emotional responses, often leaving us disconnected from our true selves.

Many victims of childhood sexual abuse experience tumultuous relationships, both romantically and with loved ones. The inner workings of self-protection are out of whack, so trusting others is arguably one of the biggest challenges to overcome. Pervasive and paralyzing emotions, such as anger or fear, prevent many from overcoming life's difficulties.

In Silenced No More: Unveiling the Taboo of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Rebuilding Trust, author Susie Barber explores the urgent need to address childhood sexual abuse. Approximately 90 million children alive today have experienced sexual violence. This audiobook reveals the painful truth about children's silence and how deeply it affects their lives.

A quarter of men and women have been victims of gaslighting…and here’s how you can spot and stop the abuse.