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000. Library Index – Start Here
A growing library of essays written from lived experience to help individuals, institutions, and communities pursue…
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001. Silencing Shame: Why survivors stay silent
Collection: Survivors’ Stories Est. Read Time: 9 Minutes There are moments in life that divide everything…
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002. A Deadline for Justice: Can justice expire before healing begins?
Collection: Justice Est. Read Time: 8 Minutes I spent the early part of my career as…
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003. When Waiting Was No Longer an Option: My decision to file a civil lawsuit.
Collection: Justice Est. Read Time: 9 Minutes I moved several times while I was growing up,…
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004. A Seat at the King’s Table: Who gets to tell us who we are?
Collection: Faith Est. Read Time: 8 Minutes A Story that Found Me Talking about faith can…
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005. Solitude: My way back from isolation
Collection: Healing Est. Read Time: 8 Minutes I’m not sure which came first: my natural enjoyment…
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006. Recognizing Invisible Injuries: Why the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act Matters
Collection: Justice Est. Read Time: 7 Minutes Until a few years ago, I had never given…
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007. I Hired an Attorney. I Still Had to Advocate for Myself. What my civil case taught me about choosing counsel.
Collection: Justice Est. Read Time: 8 Minutes In another story, When Waiting Was No Longer an…
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008. A Friend That Almost Killed Me: The addiction that worked… Until it didn’t.
Collection: Healing Est. Read Time: 11 Minutes Alcohol was the best thing that ever happened to…
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009. Keep Moving Forward: What 100-miles taught me about healing.
Collection: Hope Est. Read Time: 7 Minutes Standing up for yourself can be an arduous, exhausting,…
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010. When the Voices Get Loud: Learning to distrust the thoughts that want me dead.
Collection: Hope Est. Read Time: 12 Minutes If you believe hurting yourself or ending your life…
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011. I Thought Justice Would Heal Me: What filing criminal charges could – and couldn’t – do.
Collection: Justice Est. Read Time: 10 Minutes I filed criminal charges against the man who abused…
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012. The Ninety-Nine: When communities become crowds
Collection: Institutions Est. Read Time: 10 Minutes I’ve wrestled with how I should write this essay.…
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013. How Can I Love God When the Church Hurt Me: Comparing Jesus to the church we’ve built.
Collection: Faith Est. Read Time: 5 Minutes I love the church. I love people. I want…
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014. If I Sue the Church Will God Be Mad at Me? What I had to reconcile before pursuing civil action.
Collection: Faith Est. Read Time: 8 Minutes I think it’s safe to say that most of…