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Paul Shanley -Perpetrator in Famous Case of Repressed Memories- Released From Prison

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Alethea

So sorry everyone. I had no computer for three weeks… Priest at center of clergy sex abuse scandal to be released By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) – One of the most notorious figures in the Boston … Continue reading →

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Our Body is a Recording of Traumatic or Negative Experiences

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Alethea

What I have experienced, and know first-hand, through the work my therapist has done for the past 40 years, could be the medicine of the future –that is, if enough people get fed up over being lied to by the … Continue reading →

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Pry Open Those Wounds With The Truth

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Alethea

“Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues; the world is rotten because of silence!” ~Saint Catherine of Siena. Many people -even survivors of child sexual abuse- are disturbed by my honesty. But my articles are written for those who have … Continue reading →

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Our Endangered Species: A Hard Look At How We Treat Children

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Alethea

This article is almost 17 years old, but I remember the day I read it in 1998, in The Los Angeles Times (Parade) Magazine. It was only a few months after I remembered my father had sexually abused, raped, and … Continue reading →

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The False Love Between Victims and Sexual Abusers

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Alethea

“There are pictures of everything except the fondling and the oral sex that my father forced me to perform for him” ~ Joyce Allan Many victims of child sexual abuse are disbelieved because the child was captured in photos showing … Continue reading →

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The Term “Hysteria” Came from Patients With Repressed Memories of Child Sexual Abuse and Trauma

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Alethea

“No patient is eager to discover that she [or he] was violated by people she loved and trusted. In fact, patients tend to cling to their doubts long past the point where most impartial observers would be convinced.” ~~Harvard Mental … Continue reading →

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“Abuse? What Abuse?… Please Pass the Potatoes”

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Alethea

Repression and dissociation of trauma is included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). I don’t particularly like the word “disorder” because I believe that memory repression is an ingenious, rational, and methodical way for a child’s … Continue reading →

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When Rape or Incest Results In Pregnancy

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Alethea

Dear Readers, I am about to engage in a very disturbing subject. This article has the potential to trigger emotional, physical, or psychological reactions in anyone who has become pregnant due to rape or incest, or anyone who has ever … Continue reading →

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My Mother Let Him Rape Me — Then Stayed Married To My Dad

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Alethea

“My father raped me, and my mom didn’t leave. It took years to find the power to forgive” by Sharisse Tracey Click here for her full story. Sharisse’s story has been experienced by millions of women, in countless countries around … Continue reading →

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Former Miss America, Incest Survivor, Shares Her Story

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Alethea

…“Scuff, scuff, scuff.” The sounds of expensive felt soles making their way down the hall of a Denver mansion in the middle of a night. The slow turn of the door handle on the private bedroom door of a 5-year-old … Continue reading →

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