‘Hold on to what they are, not what the abuse makes them’

Posted by Ann Free Spirit on April 20 2019, 13:57pm

Fiona knew there was good in her husband Paul. But she had to endure years of his anger and verbal bashings, as he tried to deal with being sexually violated as a boy. She tells her story of what it is like being a partner of a survivor of sexual abuse.

One in six boys will be sexually abused before they are 18. In this video series, 10 men have told their stories to Challenge the Silence on the issue. All grew up believing they were the only ones it had happened to. Now, they want other victims to know they are not alone and, if they are ready, help is there for them.

'Hold on to what they are, not what the abuse makes them'

Fiona knew there was good in her husband Paul. But she had to endure years of his anger and verbal bashings, as he tried to deal with being sexually violated as a boy. She tells her story of what it

https://www.star.kiwi/2019/04/challenge-the-silence-fiona/

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