Healing for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
Childhood abuse can leave wounds that follow us long after childhood ends. Fear, shame, and painful memories often shape the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. Yet our past does not have to determine our future.
I know this journey because I have walked it myself.
Abuse Journal is a place of hope for adult survivors of childhood abuse and domestic violence. Through personal stories, practical guidance, faith-filled encouragement, and healing resources, my desire is to help others move beyond the pain of yesterday and discover the freedom that healing makes possible.
No matter where you are on your journey, you are not alone. Healing is possible, hope is real, and even the deepest wounds can become part of a story of restoration.
Seeing Abuse Through the Lens of Faith
For many years, I viewed my life through the lens of pain. I saw childhood abuse, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, loss, fear, and broken relationships. Those experiences shaped how I understood myself and the world around me. I searched for answers, trying to understand why people abuse others and why so many survivors continue to carry the weight of their past. The more I…
Healing After Domestic Violence
Domestic violence leaves wounds that are not always visible. The bruises may heal, the threats may end, and the relationship may be over, yet fear, broken trust, shame, and painful memories can remain for years. Healing after domestic violence takes far longer than escaping the abuse. I know because I lived it. For more than three years, I endured domestic violence. Looking back now, I…
Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma
Pain has a way of traveling from one generation to the next. It often begins quietly. A child grows up in a home marked by abuse, neglect, addiction, fear, or dysfunction. Those experiences shape how they see themselves, how they relate to others, and what they come to believe is normal. Without healing, those wounds can be carried into adulthood and passed on to the…
Domestic Violence Questions Every Survivor Asks
Domestic violence leaves survivors with questions that don’t disappear overnight. Some questions come immediately after the abuse ends. Others surface months or even years later as healing begins. I know because I asked many of these same questions myself. After surviving more than three years of domestic violence, I spent years trying to understand what had happened, why it happened, and whether healing was truly…