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03Aug

The Psychology of Turning a Blind Eye

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

abuse, family, psychology, self, society

Therapists

Why do we turn a blind eye? Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the psychology of ignoring things we know aren't right.
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06Jul

The Long Term Effects of Child Sex Abuse

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

abuse, anxiety, childhood, CSA, depression, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the common long term effects of child sex abuse: how the majority of survivors sadly share feelings of shame and guilt.
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16Jun

#CSA Survivor James Rhodes Talks

Louise Chunn

abuse, books, CSA, culture, men, society

Mind

#CSA survivor and classical pianist James Rhodes talks to Louise Chunn about winning the court case to publish his best-selling memoir Instrumental and the importance of speaking up.
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21Apr

How Social Media Gave a Child Sex Abuse Survivor a Voice

Louise Chunn

abuse, childhood, CSA, society, therapy

Mind

Child sex abuse is a subject that in the UK we are slowly waking up to after many decades of pretending it wasn’t there. How do the children who suffered the abuse ever recover? Sue Crocombe speaks to Louise Chunn about her experiences.
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31Jul

Why We Shouldn't Fear Touch

Gill Tree

abuse, care, family, massage

Relationships

The media impress upon us the often horrifying results of inappropriate touch. As increasing numbers of celebrities have come under investigatation, media coverage has been innundated with examples of inappropriate touch.  The fact that Rolf Harris is now serving five years for using his celebrity status to control young women is a case in point.  Are we  fearful of touch?  We now struggle to decipher what is appropriate and what isn't.  At this years sports day, I was surprised to discover that primary school teachers are no longer allowed to put suntan lotion onto...
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27Jun

The Toxic Legacy of Jimmy Savile

Anonymous Therapist

abuse, family, self, therapy

Therapists

The reports into Jimmy Savile’s predatory abuse make disturbing reading for us all, but especially those who have been abused as children. Here an anonymous adult, now a therapist, writes about its long term effect on her life.
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