Do you recognize any of the following dysfunctional communication styles?   Sensitive Sally - Hides behind their fragile emotions: "I'm so fragile...you hurt my feelings". Their motto - "Don't tell me the truth, I can't handle it". A Sensitive Sally typically cries when you confront them. Mad Max...

Parents often don’t want to teach their children about sexual abuse because they don’t want to traumatize them.  While this perspective is understandable, I personally think it is a very dangerous position to take.  Parents who worry that if they educate their kids about the realities of sexual abuse, that their children...

As psychologist who researched why boys and men often fail to disclose sexual abuse, I learned that confusion often promotes silence among male victims of sexual abuse. Male victims who feel confusion about their level of participation, about why they never stopped their abuse sooner or why their body responded favorably, often feel betrayed by...

Although there aren’t any tell-tale signs a child is being abused, young children may try to tell adults about abuse in the only ways they know how: by acting out behaviourally!  If you see one or more of these as persistent signs in a child you know… PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION! Fear of going to bed – some children...

A man recently contacted me wanting help processing aspects of his sibling abuse.  He mentioned no one talks about this, so I thought I would! Sibling “abuse” is not uncommon in environments where other sexual abuse is occurring. It could look like any of the following scenarios: A.    Dad (or mom or someone...