Because You're A Woman
The book deals with her personal relationships in respect of the effects of the abuse; the impact of the birth of her daughter and her experience of the different therapies and healing paths that she took, revealing how she finally broke free from the burden of guilt.
Through a combination of engaging prose and compelling, dramatic poetry, this story illuminates, with tears and laughter, the trials she endures throughout her battle; and the strengths that take her to ultimate triumph.
Radio 4 Today
I was pleased to hear the interview carried out by John Humphries this morning on the Today programe with the young woman who told of her sexual abuse when she was a child. Whilst the NSPCC representative emphasised that this is a serious issue and that they believe that childhood sexual abuse is on the increase I was disappointed that he did not take the opportunity to give some of the statistics. These are shocking - as we know the cross party government report of 2007 establishes that 1 in 5 young women report being sexually abused. Note these are the reported cases only! Perhaps also they could have taken the opportunity to mention the hundreds of thousands of women who are struggling with the devastating long term effeccs of childhood sexual abuse and made a point of the desperate need for more support services to be funded.
Nevertheless it was good to hear this sensitive subject being aired, and congratulations to the young woman being interviewed. I applaud her courage in speaking out. Lets us hope we shall see and hear more of this.
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