Resources and Support for Healing
A few months ago, a family member suggested that if a therapist married the patient he was having sex with, well, wouldn’t that make it better? It was all I could do to keep from screaming. I think I managed to get out a slightly strangled “No! Oh my God, no!” before my defense mechanisms …
Members of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) held a media event this past Wednesday in San Francisco. Barbara Dorris, SNAP’s National Outreach Director, has been traveling around the country doing events in various cities around the U.S. This particular event concerned Fr. Jose Superiaso, who pled guilty to sexually abusing a 12-year-old …
Imagine this: You’re at home, getting ready to do a massage. You don’t see clients at home that often and you don’t have a dedicated space, so you’ve got your massage table set up in the dining room, as usual. The heater’s on, since your place tends to be a bit on the cool side, …
SNAP issued a press statement today regarding a study from Baylor University on sexual abuse by faith leaders. I find many similarities between clergy/spiritual abuse and therapist abuse, particularly in my case, where there was a strong spiritual component in my therapy with Dr. T. I have a great deal of appreciation for the efforts …
Within 24 hours of receiving my first wake-up call (Good morning, Kristi. I’m calling to inform you that you’ve been physically, psychologically and spiritually desecrated for the past five years. Have a nice day!), I freaked out. Imagine what it would be like if someone told you that everything you believed about the past several …
So, after publishing that beast of a three-part post (“The Search for Healing”), I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what I’m actually going through right now. Tuesday morning (yesterday) I go to therapy. I talk for a little while about all the stuff that’s been coming up since my last session—all these amazing …